Fungicide hydroximoyl-heterocycles derivatives

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to hydroximoyl-heterocycle derivatives, their process of preparation, their use as fungicide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide compositions, and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, notably of plants, using these compounds or compositions.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

The present application is a 35 U.S.C. §371 national phase conversion of PCT/EP2010/070771 filed Dec. 28, 2010, which claims priority of European Application No. 09356068.8 filed Dec. 28, 2009. Applicants claim priority to the foregoing patent application. The PCT International Application was published in the English language.

DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to hydroximoyl-heterocycle derivatives, their process of preparation, their use as fungicide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide compositions, and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, notably of plants, using these compounds or compositions.

In European patent application EP1426371, there are disclosed certain tetrazoyloxime derivatives of the following chemical structure:

wherein A represents a tetrazolyl group, Het represents either a particular pyridinyl group or a particular thiazolyl group.

In Japanese patent application JP2004-131392, there are disclosed certain tetrazolyloxime derivatives of the following chemical structure:

wherein Q can be selected in a list of 15 various heterocycle groups.

The compounds disclosed in these two documents do not prove to provide a comparable utility than the compounds according to the invention.

It is always of high-interest in agriculture to use novel pesticide compounds in order to avoid or to control the development of resistant strains to the active ingredients. It is also of high-interest to use novel compounds being more active than those already known, with the aim of decreasing the amounts of active compound to be used, whilst at the same time maintaining effectiveness at least equivalent to the already known compounds. We have now found a new family of compounds which possess the above mentioned effects or advantages.

Accordingly, the present invention provides hydroximoyl-heterocycle derivatives of formula (I)

Wherein

-   -   T is selected in the list consisting of:         -   a cyano group,         -   a group of formula T^(a)

-   -   -   -   wherein                 -   X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a NR^(a)                     group; in which R^(a) represents a hydrogen atom, a                     nitro group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an                     amino group, substituted or non-substituted                     C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted                     C₁-C₈-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted                     C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted                     C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted                     C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted                     di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or                     non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or                     non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or                     non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or                     non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonyl, substituted or                     non-substituted arylsulfonyl, substituted or                     non-substituted benzyl, substituted or                     non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or                     non-substituted benzylamino, substituted or                     non-substituted phenylamino, substituted or                     non-substituted aryl, or substituted or                     non-substituted heterocyclyl;                 -   W represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a                     hydroxy group, a cyano group, an amino group, a                     cyanoamino group, a sulfanyl group, hydrazino group,                     substituted or non-substituted                     N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)cyanoamino group, substituted or                     non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted                     or non-substituted                     N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-amino group,                     substituted or non-substituted                     1-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or                     non-substituted 2-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group,                     substituted or non-substituted                     1,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or                     non-substituted 2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group,                     substituted or non-substituted                     tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or                     non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or                     non-substituted C₁-C₈-cycloalkyl, substituted or                     non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5                     halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                     C₁-C₈-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen                     atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl,                     substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl,                     substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino,                     substituted or non-substituted                     di-(C₁-C₈)-alkylamino, substituted or                     non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or                     non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5                     halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                     C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted                     C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen                     atoms, substituted or non-substituted                     C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted                     C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen                     atoms, substituted or non-substituted                     C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted                     C₁-C₈-alkylsulfinyl, substituted or non-substituted                     C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted                     C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5 halogen                     atoms, substituted or non-substituted                     C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinyl having 1 to 5 halogen                     atoms, substituted or non-substituted                     C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonyl having 1 to 5 halogen                     atoms, substituted or non-substituted arylsulfanyl,                     substituted or non-substituted arylsulfinyl,                     substituted or non-substituted arylsulfonyl,                     substituted or non-substituted benzyloxy,                     substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfanyl,                     substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfinyl,                     substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfonyl,                     substituted or non-substituted benzylamino,                     substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted                     or non-substituted phenylamino, substituted or                     non-substituted aryl, or substituted or                     non-substituted heterocyclyl;

        -   a group of formula T^(b)

-   -   -   -   wherein                 -   R^(b) independently represents a substituted or                     non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl;

        -   a group of formula T^(c)

-   -   -   -   wherein             -   R^(c) independently represents a substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl;

        -   an isonitrile group,

    -   L¹ represents a direct bond or a divalent group consisting of         —(CR¹R²)_(n)—         -   wherein             -   n represents 1, 2, 3 or 4;             -   R¹ and R² independently represent a hydrogen atom, a                 halogen atom, a cyano group, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or                 non-substituted C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5                 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a                 C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted                 C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,                 substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy,                 substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy                 having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or                 non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, or substituted or                 non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5                 halogen atoms.

    -   A is selected in the list consisting of A², A¹⁶, and A¹⁸:

-   -   -   wherein             -   Z¹, Z², Z³, and Z⁴ independently represent a hydrogen                 atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, a                 cyano group, an isonitrile group, an amino group, a                 cyanoamino group, a sulfanyl group, a formyl group, a                 substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)cyanoamino                 group, a formyloxy group, a formylamino group, a                 carbamoyl group, a N-hydroxycarbamoyl group, a                 pentafluoro-λ⁶-sulfanyl group, a formylamino group,                 substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group,                 substituted or non-substituted                 N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or                 non-substituted 1-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group,                 substituted or non-substituted 2-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino                 group, substituted or non-substituted                 1,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or                 non-substituted 2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group,                 substituted or non-substituted                 tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, a substituted or                 non-substituted (hydroxyimino)-C₁-C₆-alkyl group,                 substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted                 or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₁-C₈-alkyl,                 substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl,                 substituted or non-substituted                 tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5                 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₃-C₈-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,                 substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl,                 substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl,                 substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino,                 substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino,                 substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted                 or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl)-amino,                 substituted or non-substituted                 (C₃-C₈-cycloalkoxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5                 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted                 (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or                 non-substituted C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5                 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted                 (C₃-C₈-alkynyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or                 non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5                 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted                 N—(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-alkanimidoyl, substituted or                 non-substituted                 N—(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-halogenoalkanimidoyl having 1 to                 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,                 substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl,                 substituted or non-substituted                 di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl, substituted or                 non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamoyl,                 substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl,                 substituted or non-substituted                 N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonyl having 1 to                 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen                 atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen                 atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₃-C₇-cycloalkylcarbonylamino, substituted or                 non-substituted C₃-C₇-halogenocycloalkylcarbonylamino                 having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or                 non-substituted aryloxycarbonylamino, substituted or                 non-substituted heterocyclyloxycarbonylamino,                 substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoylamino, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino having                 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoylamino, substituted or                 non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl)carbamoylamino                 having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or                 non-substituted                 N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl)amino, substituted                 or non-substituted                 N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoyl)amino                 having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or                 non-substituted                 N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(di-C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl)amino,                 substituted or non-substituted                 N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(di-C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoyl)amino                 having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylaminocarbonyloxy, substituted                 or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)aminocarbonyloxy,                 substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamothioyl,                 substituted or non-substituted                 di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamothioyl, substituted or                 non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamothioyl,                 substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or                 non-substituted                 N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted                 or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted                 or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxythiocarbonyl)amino,                 substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylthioylamino having 1 to 5 halogen                 atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkyl-carbamothioyloxy, substituted or                 non-substituted substituted or non-substituted                 di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-carbamothioyloxy, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to                 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkylsulfinyl, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,                 substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonyl,                 substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl-sulfonyl having 1 to 5 halogen                 atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkylsulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted                 di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)sulfamoyl, substituted or                 non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl,                 substituted or non-substituted                 (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or                 non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkynyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl,                 substituted or non-substituted                 (benzyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or                 non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or                 non-substituted benzylsulfanyl, substituted or                 non-substituted benzylamino, substituted or                 non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or non-substituted                 phenylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted                 phenylamino, substituted or non-substituted aryl,                 substituted or non-substituted arylcarbonylamino,                 substituted or non-substituted                 heterocyclylcarbonylamino, substituted or                 non-substituted aryl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or                 non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyloxy, substituted                 or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanylamino, substituted                 or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanylamino                 having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfinylamino, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinylamino having                 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen                 atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 C₁-C₈-alkoxysulfonylamino, substituted or                 non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoxysulfonylamino having 1                 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted                 tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyl, substituted or non-substituted                 (C₁-C₈-alkylideneamino)oxy, substituted or                 non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkenylideneamino)oxy,                 substituted or non-substituted                 (C₃-C₈-alkynylideneamino)oxy, substituted or                 non-substituted (benzylideneamino)oxy, substituted or                 non-substituted aryl-cyclopropylcarbonylamino,                 substituted or non-substituted                 C₃-C₈-cycloalkenylcarbonylamino, substituted or                 non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenylcarbonylamino, substituted                 or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynylcarbonylamino,                 substituted or non-substituted C₅-C₁₂-fused                 bicycloalkylcarbonylamino, or substituted or                 non-substituted C₅-C₁₂-fused                 bicycloalkenylcarbonylamino;

    -   Q is selected in the list consisting of Q¹:

-   -   wherein         -   Y¹ to Y⁵ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a nitro             group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an isonitrile group,             an amino group, a sulfanyl group, a formyl group, a             formyloxy group, a formylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a             N-hydroxycarbamoyl group, a pentafluoro-λ⁶-sulfanyl group, a             formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted             N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or             non-substituted 1-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted             or non-substituted 2-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group,             substituted or non-substituted 1,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino             group, substituted or non-substituted             2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or             non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group,             substituted or non-substituted (hydroxyimino)-C₁-C₆-alkyl             group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl,             substituted or non-substituted             tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or             non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or             non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1             to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₃-C₇-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a             C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted             or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or             non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,             substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted             or non-substituted C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5             halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted             C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyl,             substituted or non-substituted             N—(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-alkanimidoyl, substituted or             non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-halogenoalkanimidoyl             having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl,             substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl,             substituted or non-substituted             N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamoyl, substituted or             non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or             non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonyl             having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonylamino,             substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen             atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen             atoms, substituted or non-substituted             di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoylamino, substituted or             non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl)carbamoylamino             having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted             N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl)amino, substituted or             non-substituted             N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoyl)amino having 1             to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted             N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-[di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl]amino,             substituted or non-substituted             N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-[di-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl)carbamoyl]amino             having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-alkylaminocarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted             di-(C₁-C₈-alkylamino)carbonyloxy, substituted or             non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamothioyl, substituted or             non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamothioyl, substituted             or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamothioyl,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl,             substituted or non-substituted             N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or             non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted or             non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylthioylamino having 1 to 5             halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-alkyl-carbamothioyloxy, substituted or non-substituted             substituted or non-substituted             di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-carbamothioyloxy, substituted or             non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or             non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5             halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-alkylsulfinyl, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonyl,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonyl             having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-alkylsulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted             di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)sulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted             (C₁-C₈-alkoxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or             non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl,             substituted or non-substituted             (C₃-C₈-alkynyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or             non-substituted (benzyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or             non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or non-substituted             benzylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted benzylamino,             substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or             non-substituted phenylsulfanyl, substituted or             non-substituted phenylamino, substituted or non-substituted             aryl, substituted or non-substituted aryl-C₁-C₈-alkyl,             substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyloxy,             substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanylamino,             substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanylamino having 1 to 5 halogen             atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-alkylsulfinylamino, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinylamino having 1 to 5 halogen             atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen             atoms, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-alkoxysulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted             C₁-C₈-halogenoxysulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,             substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyl,             substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkylideneamino)oxy,             substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkenylideneamino)oxy,             substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkynylideneamino)oxy,             or substituted or non-substituted (benzylideneamino)oxy;             as well as salts, N-oxides, metallic complexes and             metalloidic complexes thereof or (E) and (Z) isomers and             mixtures thereof.

Any of the compounds according to the invention can exist as one or more stereoisomers depending on the number of stereogenic units (as defined by the IUPAC rules) in the compound. The invention thus relates equally to all the stereoisomers, and to the mixtures of all the possible stereoisomers, in all proportions. The stereoisomers can be separated according to the methods which are known per se by the man ordinary skilled in the art.

Notably, the stereostructure of the oxime moiety present in the heterocyclyloxime derivative of formula (I) includes (E) or (Z) isomer, and these stereoisomers form part of the present invention.

According to the invention, the following generic terms are generally used with the following meanings:

-   -   halogen means fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine;     -   heteroatom can be nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur;     -   unless indicated otherwise, a group or a substituent that is         substituted according to the invention can be substituted by one         or more of the following groups or atoms: a halogen atom, a         nitro group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an isonitrile         group, an amino group, a sulfanyl group, a         pentafluoro-λ⁶-sulfanyl group, a formyl group, a formyloxy         group, a formylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a         N-hydroxycarbamoyl group, a formylamino group, a         (hydroxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl group, a C₁-C₈-alkyl, a         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a         tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl,         tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl, a         C₃-C₇-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,         C₃-C₇-cycloalkoxy, a C₃-C₇-halogenocycloalkoxy having 1 to 5         halogen atoms, C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₈-alkoxy, a         C₃-C₇-halogenocycloalkyl-C₁-C₈-alkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen         atoms, a C₂-C₈-alkenyl, a C₂-C₈-alkynyl, a C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, a         C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, a C₁-C₈-alkylamino, a di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, a         C₁-C₈-alkoxy, a C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen         atoms, a C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, a C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1         to 5 halogen atoms, a C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, a         C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a         C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyl, a C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyl having 1 to 5         halogen atoms, a C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl, a         di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl, a N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamoyl, a         C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, a N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl,         a C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl, a C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonyl having 1         to 5 halogen atoms, a C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyloxy, a         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a         C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonylamino, a C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonylamino         having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a         C₁-C₈-alkylaminocarbonyloxy, a di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)aminocarbonyloxy,         a C₁-C₈-alkyloxycarbonyloxy, a C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, a         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a         C₁-C₈-alkylsulfinyl, a C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinyl having 1 to 5         halogen atoms, a C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonyl, a         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a         C₁-C₈-alkylsulfamoyl, a di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)sulfamoyl, a         (C₁-C₈-alkoxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, a         (C₂-C₆-alkenyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, a         (C₃-C₆-alkynyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl,         (benzyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, C₁-C₈-alkoxyalkyl,         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxyalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,         benzyloxy, benzylsulfanyl, benzylamino, phenoxy, phenylsulfanyl,         or phenylamino;     -   the term “aryl” means phenyl or naphthyl;     -   the term “heterocyclyl” means saturated or unsaturated,         monocyclic or fused bicyclic 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, or         10-membered ring comprising up to 4 heteroatoms selected in the         list consisting of N, O, S;     -   in the case of an amino group or the amino moiety of any other         amino-comprising group, substituted by two substituents that can         be the same or different, the two substituents together with the         nitrogen atom to which they are linked can form a heterocyclyl         group, preferably a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclyl group, that         can be substituted or that can include other hetero atoms, for         example a morpholino group or piperidinyl group.

Preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein T represents a cyano group or a group of formula T^(a).

Preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein X represents an oxygen atom.

Other preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein R^(a) represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl.

Other preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein R^(a) independently represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group.

Other preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein W represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an amino group, a cyanoamino group, a sulfanyl group, a hydrazino group, a substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)cyanoamino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted 1-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 1,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl.

Other more preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein W represents a hydroxy group, an amino group, a hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl.

Other even more preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein W represents a hydroxy group, an amino group, a hydrazino group, methylamino, ethylamino, dimethylamino, ethylmethylamino or methoxy;

Other preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein R^(b) represents methyl or ethyl.

Other preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein R^(c) represents methyl or ethyl.

Other preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein L¹ represents a direct bond or a divalent group consisting of —(CR¹R²)_(n)— wherein

-   -   n represents 1 or 2;     -   R¹ and R² independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen         atom, a cyano group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-cycloalkyl, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenocycloalkyl having 1         to 5 halogen atoms, a C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or         non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or         non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted         C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,         substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or         non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen         atoms.

Other more preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein L¹ represents a direct bond or a divalent group consisting of —(CR¹R²)—, wherein R¹ and R² are independently selected in the list consisting of hydrogen, halogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, allyl, ethynyl, propargyl, cyclopropyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy and cyano.

Other preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein Z¹ represents independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an amino group, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-cycloalkoxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkynyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted aryloxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyloxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxythiocarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (arylcarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (heterocyclylcarbonyl)-amino, substituted or non-substituted arylcyclopropylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkenylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₈-C₁₂-fused bicycloalkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₅-C₁₂-fused bicycloalkenylcarbonylamino.

Other more preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein Z¹ represents an amino group, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkynyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted (arylcarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (heterocyclylcarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted aryl-cyclopropylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkenylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynylcarbonylamino.

Other even more preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein Z¹ represents an amino group, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted (C₄-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₄-C₈-alkenyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₄-C₈-alkynyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₄-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted (arylcarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (heterocyclylcarbonyl)amino.

Other preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein Z² to Z⁴ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or non-substituted aryl, substituted or non-substituted aryl-C₁-C₈-alkyl.

Other more preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein Z² to Z⁴ are independently selected in the list consisting of hydrogen, halogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, terbutyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, allyl, ethynyl, propargyl, cyclopropyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, acetyl, and cyano.

Other preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein Y¹ to Y⁵ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an amino group, a sulfanyl group, a pentafluoro-λ⁶-sulfanyl group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-alkanimidoyl, substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-halogenoalkanimidoyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamothioyll, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkynyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (benzyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or non-substituted phenylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted aryl, substituted or non-substituted aryl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyloxy, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyl.

Other more preferred compounds of formula (I) according to the invention are those wherein Y¹ to Y⁵ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, methyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, tertbutyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, allyl, ethynyl, propargyl, cyclopropyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy and cyano.

The above mentioned preferences with regard to the substituents of the compounds of formula (I) according to the invention can be combined in various manners. These combinations of to preferred features thus provide sub-classes of compounds according to the invention. Examples of such sub-classes of preferred compounds according to the invention can combine:

-   -   preferred features of A with preferred features of one or more         of L¹, T, X and Q;     -   preferred features of X with preferred features of one or more         of L¹, T, A and Q;     -   preferred features of L¹ with preferred features of one or more         of A, T, X and Q;     -   preferred features T with preferred features of one or more of         A, L¹, X and Q;     -   preferred features of Q with preferred features of one or more         of A, L¹, X and T.

In these combinations of preferred features of the substituents of the compounds according to the invention, the said preferred features can also be selected among the more preferred features of each of A, X, L¹, T and Q; so as to form most preferred subclasses of compounds according to the invention.

The preferred features of the other substituents of the compounds according to the invention can also be part of such sub-classes of preferred compounds according to the invention, notably the groups of substituents T^(a), T^(b), T^(b), X, W, R^(a), R^(b), R^(c), n, R¹, R², Z¹ to Z⁴, and Y¹ to Y⁵.

The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I), Thus, according to a further aspect of the present invention, there is a provided a process P1 for the preparation of compounds of formula (I), as herein-defined, as illustrated by the following reaction scheme:

wherein T, A, Q and L¹ are as herein-defined and LG^(a) represents a leaving group. Suitable leaving groups can be selected in the list consisting of a halogen atom or other customary nucleofugal groups such as triflate, mesylate, or tosylate.

For the compounds of formula (Ia) according to the invention when Z¹, Z², Z³, or Z⁴ represents a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, an amino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted 1-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 1,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylthioylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkyl-carbamothioyl)-amino, substituted or non-substituted [di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-carbamothioyl]-amino, process P1 according to the invention can be completed by a further step comprising the additional modification of this group, notably by a reaction of alkylation, acylation, alkoxycarbonylation, alkylaminocarbonylation and alkylaminothiocarbonylation, to yield to a compound of formula (Ib), according to known methods. In such a case there is provided a process P2 according to the invention and such a process P2 can be illustrated by the following reaction schemes:

wherein

-   -   T, A, Q and L¹ are as herein-defined, LG^(b) and LG^(c)         represent a leaving group, J^(1a) optionally represents         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,         J^(1b) optionally represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted         di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, J^(1c)         optionally represents substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-alkylamino;     -   Z^(a) represents a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, an amino         group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylamino having 1         to 5 halogen atoms, a formylamino group, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or         non-substituted 1-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or         non-substituted 2-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or         non-substituted 1,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted         or non-substituted 2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonylamino,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonylamino         having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoylamino,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino         having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted         di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylthioylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,         substituted or non-substituted         (C₁-C₈-alkyl-carbamothioyl)-amino, substituted or         non-substituted [di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-carbamothioyl]-amino,     -   G represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;     -   Z^(b) represents a formyloxy group, a formylamino group, a         formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted         N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or         non-substituted 1,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted         or non-substituted 2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group,         substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or         non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5         halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonylamino,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonylamino         having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoylamino,         substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino         having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted         di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted         di-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl)carbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen         atoms, substituted or non-substituted         N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl)amino, substituted or         non-substituted         N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoyl)amino having 1 to         5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted         N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoylamino, substituted or         non-substituted         N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-di-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl)carbamoylamino having 1         to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-alkylaminocarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted         di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)aminocarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted         C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted         di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted         N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamothioyl, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or         non-substituted N—(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl,         substituted or non-substituted         (C₁-C₈-alkyl-carbamothioyl)-amino, substituted or         non-substituted substituted or non-substituted         [di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-carbamothioyl]-amino, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or         non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5         halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted benzyloxy,         substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfanyl, substituted or         non-substituted benzylamino, substituted or non-substituted         tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyloxy.     -   Suitable leaving groups can be selected in the list consisting         of a halogen atom or other customary nucleofugal groups such as         alkoxy, alkylsulfanyl, hydroxide, cyanide, triflate, mesylate,         or tosylate.

If Z¹, Z², Z³, or Z⁴ represent a protected amino group, carrying out process P2 would previously require a deprotection step in order to yield the amino group. Amino-protecting groups and related methods of cleavage thereof are well known from the skilled man.

According to the invention, processes P1 and P2 may be performed if appropriate in the presence of a solvent and if appropriate in the presence of a base.

According to the invention, processes P1 and P2 may be performed if appropriate in the presence of a catalyst. Suitable catalyst may be chosen as being 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine, 1-hydroxybenzotriazole or dimethylformamide.

In case LG^(c) represents a hydroxy group, the process P2 according to the present invention may be performed in the presence of condensing agent. Suitable condensing agent may be chosen as being acid halide former, such as phosgene, phosphorous tri-bromide, phosphorous trichloride, phosphorous pentachloride, phosphorous trichloride oxide or thionyl chloride; anhydride former, such as ethyl chloroformate, methyl chloroformate, isopropyl chloroformate, isobutyl chloroformate or methanesulfonyl chloride; carbodiimides, such as N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) or other customary condensing agents, such as phosphorous pentoxide, polyphosphoric acid, N,N′-carbonyl-diimidazole, 2-ethoxy-N-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (EEDQ), triphenylphosphine/tetrachloromethane, 4-(4,6-dimethoxy[1.3.5]-triazin-2-yl)-4-methylmorpholinium chloride hydrate or bromo-tripyrrolidino-phosphonium-hexafluorophosphate.

Suitable solvents for carrying out processes P1 and P2 according to the invention are customary inert organic solvents. Preference is given to using optionally halogenated aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic hydrocarbons, such as petroleum ether, hexane, heptane, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, benzene, toluene, xylene or decalin; chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene, trichlorotoluene, dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, dichlorethane or trichlorethane; ethers, such as diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, methyl tert-butyl ether, methyl tert-amyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 1,2-diethoxyethane or anisole; nitriles, such as acetonitrile, propionitrile, n- or iso-butyronitrile or benzonitrile; amides, such as N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, N-methylformanilide, N-methylpyrrolidone or hexamethylphosphoric triamide; esters, such as methyl acetate or ethyl acetate, sulfoxides, such as dimethyl sulfoxide, or sulfones, such as sulfolane.

Suitable bases for carrying out processes P1 and P2 according to the invention are inorganic and organic bases which are customary for such reactions. Preference is given to using alkaline earth metal, alkali metal hydride, alkali metal hydroxides or alkali metal alkoxides, such as sodium hydroxide, sodium hydride, calcium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, potassium tert-butoxide or other ammonium hydroxide, alkali metal carbonates, such as sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, cesium carbonate, alkali metal or alkaline earth metal acetates, such as sodium acetate, potassium acetate, calcium acetate, and also tertiary amines, such as trimethylamine, triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, tributylamine, N,N-dimethylaniline, pyridine, N-methylpiperidine, N,N-(dimethylamino)pyridine, 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO), 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN) or 1,8-diaza-bicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU).

When carrying out processes P1 and P2 according to the invention, the reaction temperature can independently be varied within a relatively wide range. Generally, process P1 according to the invention is carried out at temperatures between −80° C. and 160° C. A way to control the temperature for the processes P1 and P2 according to the invention is to use micro-wave technology.

Processes P1 and P2 according to the invention are generally independently carried out under atmospheric pressure. However, it is also possible to operate under elevated or reduced pressure.

Work-up is carried out by customary methods. Generally, the reaction mixture is treated with water and the organic phase is separated off and, after drying, concentrated under reduced pressure. If appropriate, the remaining residue can be freed by customary methods, such as chromatography or recrystallization, from any impurities that may still be present.

Compounds according to the invention can be prepared according to the above described processes. It will nevertheless be understood that, on the basis of his general knowledge and of available publications, the skilled worker will be able to adapt these processes according to the specifics of each of the compounds according to the invention that is desired to be synthesised.

Compounds of formula (II), useful as a starting material, can be prepared, for example, by to reacting hydroxylamine with the corresponding ketone according to the method described by F. Heaney et al. (Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2003, 7, 1122) or by reacting an alkyl nitrite with the corresponding benzylic methylene according to the method described by Y. Kondo et al. (Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 2007, 71, 2781).

In a further aspect, the present invention relates to compounds of formula (IIa) useful as intermediate compounds or materials for the process of preparation according to the invention. The present invention thus provides compounds of formula (IIa):

wherein Q is a substituted or non-substituted phenyl group, X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom and W is a non-substituted amino group or an amino group that can be substituted by one or two, similar or different, C₁-C₈-alkyl group, C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl group, cyano, amino, C₁-C₈-alkylamino group, di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino group, hydroxy, C₁-C₈-alkoxy group or C₃-C₇-cycloalkoxy group, with the exclusion of:

-   2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(hydroxyimino)-N-methylacetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-N-methylacetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-2-(2-iodophenyl)-N,N-dimethylacetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-methylacetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-2-[2-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]-N-methylacetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenyl-N-propylacetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-phenoxyphenyl)acetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-N,N-dimethyl-2-phenylacetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-N-isopropyl-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)acetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-N-isopropyl-2-phenylacetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-N-methyl-2-(2-methylphenyl)acetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-N-methyl-2-(2-phenoxyphenyl)acetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-N-methyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)acetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-N-methyl-2-[2-(4-methylphenoxy)phenyl]acetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-N-methyl-2-phenylacetamide, -   N,N-diethyl-2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetamide, -   N-allyl-2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetamide, -   N-allyl-2-(hydroxyimino)-N-methyl-2-phenylacetamide, -   N-butyl-2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetamide, -   N-ethyl-2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetamide, -   N-heptyl-2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetamide, -   N-tert-butyl-2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetamide, -   1-(azepan-1-yl)-2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylethanone, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenyl-1-(3-phenylpyrrolidin-1-yl)ethanone, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-1-(morpholin-4-yl)-2-phenylethanone, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenyl-1-(piperidin-1-yl)ethanone, -   methyl 1-(2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetyl)-L-prolinate, -   N-cyclohexyl-2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-N-(morpholin-4-yl)-2-phenylacetamide, -   2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetohydrazide, -   2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(hydroxyimino)ethanethioamide, -   2-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-2-(hydroxyimino)ethanethioamide, -   N-hydroxy-2-(hydroxyimino)-2-(4-methylphenyl)acetamide, -   N-hydroxy-2-(hydroxyimino)-2-phenylacetamide, -   2-(2-acetamidophenyl)-N-hydroxy-2-(hydroxyimino)acetamide.

In a further aspect, the present invention also relates to a fungicide composition comprising an effective and non-phytotoxic amount of an active compound of formula (I).

The expression “effective and non-phytotoxic amount” means an amount of composition according to the invention which is sufficient to control or destroy the fungi present or liable to appear on the crops and which does not entail any appreciable symptom of phytotoxicity for the said crops. Such an amount can vary within a wide range depending on the fungus to be controlled, the type of crop, the climatic conditions and the compounds included in the fungicide composition according to the invention. This amount can be determined by systematic field trials, which are within the capabilities of a person skilled in the art.

Thus, according to the invention, there is provided a fungicide composition comprising, as an active ingredient, an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) as herein defined and an agriculturally acceptable support, carrier or filler.

According to the invention, the term “support” denotes a natural or synthetic organic or inorganic compound with which the active compound of formula (I) is combined or associated to make it easier to apply, notably to the parts of the plant. This support is thus generally inert and should be agriculturally acceptable. The support can be a solid or a liquid. Examples of suitable supports include clays, natural or synthetic silicates, silica, resins, waxes, solid fertilisers, water, alcohols, in particular butanol organic solvents, mineral and plant oils and derivatives thereof. Mixtures of such supports can also be used.

The composition according to the invention can also comprise additional components. In particular, the composition can further comprise a surfactant. The surfactant can be an emulsifier, a dispersing agent or a wetting agent of ionic or non-ionic type or a mixture of such surfactants. Mention can be made, for example, of polyacrylic acid salts, lignosulfonic acid salts, phenolsulfonic or naphthalenesulfonic acid salts, polycondensates of ethylene oxide with fatty alcohols or with fatty acids or with fatty amines, substituted phenols (in particular alkylphenols or arylphenols), salts of sulfosuccinic acid esters, taurine derivatives (in particular alkyl taurates), phosphoric esters of polyoxyethylated alcohols or phenols, fatty acid esters of polyols and derivatives of the above compounds containing sulfate, sulfonate and phosphate functions. The presence of at least one surfactant is generally essential if the active compound and/or the inert support are water-insoluble and if the vector agent for the application is water. Preferably, surfactant content can be comprised from 5% to 40% by weight of the composition.

Optionally, additional components can also be included, e.g. protective colloids, adhesives, thickeners, thixotropic agents, penetration agents, stabilisers, sequestering agents. More generally, the active compounds can be combined with any solid or liquid additive, which complies with the usual formulation techniques.

In general, the composition according to the invention can contain from 0.05 to 99% by weight of active compound, preferably 10 to 70% by weight.

Compositions according to the invention can be used in various forms such as aerosol dispenser, capsule suspension, cold fogging concentrate, dustable powder, emulsifiable concentrate, emulsion oil in water, emulsion water in oil, encapsulated granule, fine granule, flowable concentrate for seed treatment, gas (under pressure), gas generating product, granule, hot fogging concentrate, macrogranule, microgranule, oil dispersible powder, oil miscible to flowable concentrate, oil miscible liquid, paste, plant rodlet, powder for dry seed treatment, seed coated with a pesticide, soluble concentrate, soluble powder, solution for seed treatment, suspension concentrate (flowable concentrate), ultra low volume (ULV) liquid, ultra low volume (ULV) suspension, water dispersible granules or tablets, water dispersible powder for slurry treatment, water soluble granules or tablets, water soluble powder for seed treatment and wettable powder. These compositions include not only compositions which are ready to be applied to the plant or seed to be treated by means of a suitable device, such as a spraying or dusting device, but also concentrated commercial compositions which must be diluted before application to the crop.

The compounds according to the invention can also be mixed with one or more insecticide, fungicide, bactericide, attractant, acaricide or pheromone active substance or other compounds with biological activity. The mixtures thus obtained have a broadened spectrum of activity. The mixtures with other fungicide compounds are particularly advantageous. The composition according to the invention comprising a mixture of a compound of formula (I) with a bactericide compound can also be particularly advantageous.

Examples of suitable fungicide mixing partners can be selected in the following lists:

-   (1) Inhibitors of the ergosterol biosynthesis, for example (1.1)     aldimorph (1704-28-5), (1.2) azaconazole (60207-31-0), (1.3)     bitertanol (55179-31-2), (1.4) bromuconazole (116255-48-2), (1.5)     cyproconazole (113096-99-4), (1.6) diclobutrazole (75736-33-3),     (1.7) difenoconazole (119446-68-3), (1.8) diniconazole (83657-24-3),     (1.9) diniconazole-M (83657-18-5), (1.10) dodemorph (1593-77-7),     (1.11) dodemorph acetate (31717-87-0), (1.12) epoxiconazole     (106325-08-0), (1.13) etaconazole (60207-93-4), (1.14) fenarimol     (60168-88-9), (1.15) fenbuconazole (114369-43-6), (1.16) fenhexamid     (126833-17-8), (1.17) fenpropidin (67306-00-7), (1.18) fenpropimorph     (67306-03-0), (1.19) fluquinconazole (136426-54-5), (1.20)     flurprimidol (56425-91-3), (1.21) flusilazole (85509-19-9), (1.22)     flutriafol (76674-21-0), (1.23) furconazole (112839-33-5), (1.24)     furconazole-cis (112839-32-4), (1.25) hexaconazole (79983-71-4),     (1.26) imazalil (60534-80-7), (1.27) imazalil sulfate (58594-72-2),     (1.28) imibenconazole (86598-92-7), (1.29) ipconazole (125225-28-7),     (1.30) metconazole (125116-23-6), (1.31) myclobutanil (88671-89-0),     (1.32) naftifine (65472-88-0), (1.33) nuarimol (63284-71-9), (1.34)     oxpoconazole (174212-12-5), (1.35) paclobutrazol (76738-62-0),     (1.36) pefurazoate (101903-30-4), (1.37) penconazole (66246-88-6),     (1.38) piperalin (3478-94-2), (1.39) prochloraz (67747-09-5), (1.40)     propiconazole (60207-90-1), (1.41) prothioconazole (178928-70-6),     (1.42) pyributicarb (88678-67-5), (1.43) pyrifenox (88283-41-4),     (1.44) quinconazole (103970-75-8), (1.45) simeconazole     (149508-90-7), (1.46) spiroxamine (118134-30-8), (1.47) tebuconazole     (107534-96-3), (1.48) terbinafine (91161-71-6), (1.49) tetraconazole     (112281-77-3), (1.50) triadimefon (43121-43-3), (1.51) triadimenol     (89482-17-7), (1.52) tridemorph (81412-43-3), (1.53) triflumizole     (68694-11-1), (1.54) triforine (26644-46-2), (1.55) triticonazole     (131983-72-7), (1.56) uniconazole (83657-22-1), (1.57) uniconazole-p     (83657-17-4), (1.58) viniconazole (77174-66-4), (1.59) voriconazole     (137234-62-9), (1.60)     1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)cycloheptanol     (129586-32-9), (1.61) methyl     1-(2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate     (110323-95-0), (1.62)     N′-{5-(difluoromethyl)-2-methyl-4-[3-(trimethylsilyl)propoxy]phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide,     (1.63)     N-ethyl-N-methyl-N′-{2-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-[3-(trimethylsilyl)propoxy]phenyl}imidoformamide     and (1.64) O-[1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-yl]     1H-imidazole-1-carbothioate (111226-71-2). -   (2) inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II, for     example (2.1) bixafen (581809-46-3), (2.2) boscalid (188425-85-6),     (2.3) carboxin (5234-68-4), (2.4) diflumetorim (130339-07-0), (2.5)     fenfuram (24691-80-3), (2.6) fluopyram (658066-35-4), (2.7)     flutolanil (66332-96-5), (2.8) fluxapyroxad (907204-31-3), (2.9)     furametpyr (123572-88-3), (2.10) furmecyclox (60568-05-0), (2.11)     isopyrazam (mixture of syn-epimeric racemate 1 RS,4SR,9RS and     anti-epimeric racemate 1 RS,4SR,9SR) (881685-58-1), (2.12)     isopyrazam (anti-epimeric racemate 1 RS,4SR,9SR), (2.13) isopyrazam     (anti-epimeric enantiomer 1R,4S,9S), (2.14) isopyrazam     (anti-epimeric enantiomer 1S,4R,9R), (2.15) isopyrazam (syn epimeric     racemate 1RS,4SR,9RS), (2.16) isopyrazam (syn-epimeric enantiomer     1R,4S,9R), (2.17) isopyrazam (syn-epimeric enantiomer 1S,4R,9S),     (2.18) mepronil (55814-41-0), (2.19) oxycarboxin (5259-88-1), (2.20)     penflufen (494793-67-8), (2.21) penthiopyrad (183675-82-3), (2.22)     sedaxane (874967-67-6), (2.23) thifluzamide (130000-40-7), (2.24)     1-methyl-N-[2-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,     (2.25)3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[2-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,     (2.26)     3-(difluoromethyl)-N-[4-fluoro-2-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)phenyl]-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,     (2.27)     N-[1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide     (1092400-95-7) (WO 2008148570) and salts thereof. -   (3) inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex III, for example     (3.1) ametoctradin (865318-97-4), (3.2) amisulbrom (348635-87-0),     (3.3) azoxystrobin (131860-33-8), (3.4) cyazofamid (120116-88-3),     (3.5) dimoxystrobin (141600-52-4), (3.6) enestroburin (238410-11-2)     (WO 2004/058723), (3.7) famoxadone (131807-57-3) (WO 2004/058723),     (3.8) fenamidone (161326-34-7) (WO 2004/058723), (3.9) fluoxastrobin     (361377-29-9) (WO 2004/058723), (3.10) to kresoxim-methyl     (143390-89-0) (WO 2004/058723), (3.11) metominostrobin (133408-50-1)     (WO 2004/058723), (3.12) orysastrobin (189892-69-1) (WO     2004/058723), (3.13) picoxystrobin (117428-22-5) (WO 2004/058723),     (3.14) pyraclostrobin (175013-18-0) (WO 2004/058723), (3.15)     pyrametostrobin (915410-70-7) (WO 2004/058723), (3.16)     pyraoxystrobin (862588-11-2) (WO 2004/058723), (3.17) pyribencarb     (799247-52-2) (WO 2004/058723), (3.18) trifloxystrobin (141517-21-7)     (WO 2004/058723), (3.19)     (2E)-2-(2-{[6-(3-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl]oxy}phenyl)-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methylethanamide     (WO 2004/058723), (3.20)     (2E)-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methyl-2-(2-{[({(1E)-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethylidene}amino)oxy]methyl}phenyl)ethanamide     (WO 2004/058723) and salts thereof, (3.21)     (2E)-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methyl-2-{2-[(E)-({1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}imino)methyl]phenyl}ethanamide     (158169-73-4), (3.22)     (2E)-2-{2-[({[(1E)-1-(3-{[(E)-1-fluoro-2-phenylethenyl]oxy}phenyl)ethylidene]amino}oxy)methyl]phenyl}-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methylethanamide     (326896-28-0), (3.23)     (2E)-2-{2-[({[(2E,3E)-4-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)but-3-en-2-ylidene]amino}oxy)methyl]phenyl}-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methylethanamide,     (3.24)     2-chloro-N-(1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)pyridine-3-carboxamide     (119899-14-8), (3.25)     5-methoxy-2-methyl-4-(2-{[({(1E)-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethylidene}amino)oxy]methyl}phenyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one,     (3.26) methyl     (2E)-2-{2-[({cyclopropyl[(4-methoxyphenyl)imino]methyl}sulfanyl)methyl]phenyl}-3-methoxyprop-2-enoate     (149601-03-6), (3.27)     N-(3-ethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl)-3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxybenzamide     (226551-21-9), (3.28)     2-{2-[(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)methyl]phenyl}-2-methoxy-N-methylacetamide     (173662-97-0), (3.29)     (2R)-2-{2-[(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)methyl]phenyl}-2-methoxy-N-methylacetamide     (394657-24-0) and salts thereof. -   (4) Inhibitors of the mitosis and cell division, for example (4.1)     benomyl (17804-35-2), (4.2) carbendazim (10605-21-7), (4.3)     chlorfenazole (3574-96-7), (4.4) diethofencarb (87130-20-9), (4.5)     ethaboxam (162650-77-3), (4.6) fluopicolide (239110-15-7), (4.7)     fuberidazole (3878-19-1), (4.8) pencycuron (66063-05-6), (4.9)     thiabendazole (148-79-8), (4.10) thiophanate-methyl (23564-05-8),     (4.11) thiophanate (23564-06-9), (4.12) zoxamide (156052-68-5),     (4.13)     5-chloro-7-(4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine     (214706-53-3), (4.14)     3-chloro-5-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)-6-methyl-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)pyridazine     (1002756-87-7) and salts thereof. -   (5) Compounds capable to have a multisite action, like for example     (5.1) bordeaux mixture (8011-63-0), (5.2) captafol (2425-06-1),     (5.3) captan (133-06-2) (WO 02/12172), (5.4) chlorothalonil     (1897-45-6), (5.5) copper hydroxide (20427-59-2), (5.6) copper     naphthenate (1338-02-9), (5.7) copper oxide (1317-39-1), (5.8)     copper oxychloride (1332-40-7), (5.9) copper(2+) sulfate     (7758-98-7), (5.10) dichlofluanid (1085-98-9), (5.11) dithianon     (3347-22-6), (5.12) dodine (2439-10-3), (5.13) dodine free base,     (5.14) ferbam (14484-64-1), (5.15) fluorofolpet (719-96-0), (5.16)     folpet (133-07-3), (5.17) guazatine (108173-90-6), (5.18) guazatine     acetate, (5.19) iminoctadine (13516-27-3), (5.20) iminoctadine     albesilate (169202-06-6), (5.21) iminoctadine triacetate     (57520-17-9), (5.22) mancopper (53988-93-5), (5.23) mancozeb     (8018-01-7), (5.24) maneb (12427-38-2), (5.25) metiram (9006-42-2),     (5.26) metiram zinc (9006-42-2), (5.27) oxine-copper (10380-28-6),     (5.28) propamidine (104-32-5), (5.29) propineb (12071-83-9), (5.30)     sulfur and sulfur preparations including calcium polysulfide     (7704-34-9), (5.31) thiram (137-26-8), (5.32) tolylfluanid     (731-27-1), (5.33) zineb (12122-67-7), (5.34) ziram (137-30-4) and     salts thereof. -   (6) Compounds capable to induce a host defence, like for example     (6.1) acibenzolar-5-methyl (135158-54-2), (6.2) isotianil     (224049-04-1), (6.3) probenazole (27605-76-1), (6.4) tiadinil     (223580-51-6) and salts thereof. -   (7) Inhibitors of the amino acid and/or protein biosynthesis, for     example, (7.1) andoprim (23951-85-1), (7.2) blasticidin-S     (2079-00-7), (7.3) cyprodinil (121552-61-2), (7.4) kasugamycin     (6980-18-3), (7.5) kasugamycin hydrochloride hydrate (19408-46-9),     (7.6) mepanipyrim (110235-47-7), (7.7) pyrimethanil (53112-28-0) and     salts thereof. -   (8) Inhibitors of the ATP production, for example (8.1) fentin     acetate (900-95-8), (8.2) fentin chloride (639-58-7), (8.3) fentin     hydroxide (76-87-9) and (8.4) silthiofam (175217-20-6). -   (9) Inhibitors of the cell wall synthesis, for example (9.1)     benthiavalicarb (177406-68-7), (9.2) dimethomorph (110488-70-5),     (9.3) flumorph (211867-47-9), (9.4) iprovalicarb (140923-17-7),     (9.5) mandipropamid (374726-62-2), (9.6) polyoxins (11113-80-7),     (9.7) polyoxorim (22976-86-9), (9.8) validamycin A (37248-47-8) and     (9.9) valifenalate (283159-94-4; 283159-90-0). -   (10) Inhibitors of the lipid and membrane synthesis, for example     (10.1) biphenyl (92-52-4), (10.2) chloroneb (2675-77-6), (10.3)     dicloran (99-30-9), (10.4) edifenphos (17109-49-8), (10.5)     etridiazole (2593-15-9), (10.6) iodocarb (55406-53-6), (10.7)     iprobenfos (26087-47-8), (10.8) isoprothiolane (50512-35-1), (10.9)     propamocarb (25606-41-1), (10.10) propamocarb hydrochloride     (25606-41-1), (10.11) prothiocarb (19622-08-3), (10.12) pyrazophos     (13457-18-6), (10.13) quintozene (82-68-8), (10.14) tecnazene     (117-18-0) and (10.15) tolclofos-methyl (57018-04-9). -   (11) Inhibitors of the melanine biosynthesis, for example (11.1)     carpropamid (104030-54-8), (11.2) diclocymet (139920-32-4), (11.3)     fenoxanil (115852-48-7), (11.4) phthalide (27355-22-2), (11.5)     pyroquilon (57369-32-1) and (11.6) tricyclazole (41814-78-2). -   (12) Inhibitors of the nucleic acid synthesis, for example (12.1)     benalaxyl (71626-11-4), (12.2) benalaxyl-M (kiralaxyl) (98243-83-5),     (12.3) bupirimate (41483-43-6), (12.4) clozylacon (67932-85-8),     (12.5) dimethirimol (5221-53-4), (12.6) ethirimol (23947-60-6),     (12.7) furalaxyl (57646-30-7), (12.8) hymexazol (10004-44-1), (12.9)     metalaxyl (57837-19-1), (12.10) metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam)     (70630-17-0), (12.11) ofurace (58810-48-3), (12.12) oxadixyl     (77732-09-3) and (12.13) oxolinic acid (14698-29-4). -   (13) Inhibitors of the signal transduction, for example (13.1)     chlozolinate (84332-86-5), (13.2) fenpiclonil (74738-17-3), (13.3)     fludioxonil (131341-86-1), (13.4) iprodione (36734-19-7), (13.5)     procymidone (32809-16-8), (13.6) quinoxyfen (124495-18-7) and (13.7)     vinclozolin (50471-44-8). -   (14) Compounds capable to act as an uncoupler, like for example     (14.1) binapacryl (485-31-4), (14.2) dinocap (131-72-6), (14.3)     ferimzone (89269-64-7), (14.4) fluazinam (79622-59-6) and (14.5)     meptyldinocap (131-72-6). -   (15) Further compounds, like for example (15.1) benthiazole     (21564-17-0), (15.2) bethoxazin (163269-30-5), (15.3) capsimycin     (70694-08-5), (15.4) carvone (99-49-0), (15.5) chinomethionat     (2439-01-2), (15.6) chlazafenone (688046-61-9), (15.7) cufraneb     (11096-18-7), (15.8) cyflufenamid (180409-60-3), (15.9) cymoxanil     (57966-95-7), (15.10) cyprosulfamide (221667-31-8), (15.11) dazomet     (533-74-4), (15.12) debacarb (62732-91-6), (15.13) dichlorophen     (97-23-4), (15.14) diclomezine (62865-36-5), (15.15) difenzoquat     (49866-87-7), (15.16) difenzoquat methylsulfate (43222-48-6),     (15.17) diphenylamine (122-39-4), (15.18) ecomate, (15.19)     fenpyrazamine (473798-59-3), (15.20) flumetover (154025-04-4),     (15.21) fluoroimide (41205-21-4), (15.22) flusulfamide     (106917-52-6), (15.23) flutianil (304900-25-2), (15.24)     fosetyl-aluminium (39148-24-8), (15.25) fosetyl-calcium, (15.26)     fosetyl-sodium (39148-16-8), (15.27) hexachlorobenzene (118-74-1),     (15.28) irumamycin (81604-73-1), (15.29) methasulfocarb     (66952-49-6), (15.30) methyl isothiocyanate (556-61-6), (15.31)     metrafenone (220899-03-6), (15.32) mildiomycin (67527-71-3), (15.33)     natamycin (7681-93-8), (15.34) nickel dimethyldithiocarbamate     (15521-65-0), (15.35) nitrothal-isopropyl (10552-74-6), (15.36)     octhilinone (26530-20-1), (15.37) oxamocarb (917242-12-7), (15.38)     oxyfenthiin (34407-87-9), (15.39) pentachlorophenol and salts     (87-86-5), (15.40) phenothrin, (15.41) phosphorous acid and its     salts (13598-36-2), (15.42) propamocarb-fosetylate, (15.43)     propanosine-sodium (88498-02-6), (15.44) proquinazid (189278-12-4),     (15.45) pyrrolnitrine (1018-71-9) (EP-A 1 559 320), (15.46)     tebufloquin (376645-78-2), (15.47) tecloftalam (76280-91-6), (15.48)     tolnifanide (304911-98-6), (15.49) triazoxide (72459-58-6), (15.50)     trichlamide (70193-21-4), (15.51) zarilamid (84527-51-5), (15.52)     1-(4-{4-[(5R)-5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}piperidin-1-yl)-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone     (1003319-79-6) (WO 2008013622), (15.53)     1-(4-{4-[(5S)-5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}piperidin-1-yl)-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone     (1003319-80-9) (WO 2008013622), (15.54)     1-(4-{4-[5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}piperidin-1-yl)-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone     (1003318-67-9) (WO 2008013622), (15.55)     1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-yl     1H-imidazole-1-carboxylate (111227-17-9), (15.56)     2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-4-(methylsulfonyl)pyridine (13108-52-6), (15.57)     2,3-dibutyl-6-chlorothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one (221451-58-7),     (15.58)     2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-(4-{4-[(5R)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}piperidin-1-yl)ethanone     (1003316-53-7) (WO 2008013622), (15.59)     2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-(4-{4-[(5S)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}piperidin-1-yl)ethanone     (1003316-54-8) (WO 2008013622), (15.60)     2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-{4-[4-(5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]piperidin-1-yl}ethanone     (1003316-51-5) (WO 2008013622), (15.61)     2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-4H-chromen-4-one, (15.62)     2-chloro-5-[2-chloro-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)-4-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl]pyridine,     (15.63) 2-phenylphenol and salts (90-43-7), (15.64)     3,4,5-trichloropyridine-2,6-dicarbonitrile (17824-85-0), (15.65)     3-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-1,2-oxazolidin-3-yl]pyridine,     (15.66)     3-chloro-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-6-methylpyridazine,     (15.67)     4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-3,6-dimethylpyridazine,     (15.68) 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol, (15.69)     5-chloro-N′-phenyl-N′-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)thiophene-2-sulfonohydrazide     (134-31-6), (15.70)     5-methyl-6-octyl[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-amine, (15.71)     ethyl (2Z)-3-amino-2-cyano-3-phenylprop-2-enoate, (15.72)     N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-[3-methoxy-4-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]propanamide,     (15.73)     N-[(4-chlorophenyl)(cyano)methyl]-3-[3-methoxy-4-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]propanamide,     (15.74)     N-[(5-bromo-3-chloropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2,4-dichloropyridine-3-carboxamide,     (15.75)     N-[1-(5-bromo-3-chloropyridin-2-yl)ethyl]-2,4-dichloropyridine-3-carboxamide,     (15.76)     N-[1-(5-bromo-3-chloropyridin-2-yl)ethyl]-2-fluoro-4-iodopyridine-3-carboxamide,     (15.77)     N-{(E)-[(cyclopropylmethoxy)imino][6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,3-difluorophenyl]methyl}-2-phenylacetamide     (221201-92-9), (15.78)     N-{(Z)-[(cyclopropylmethoxy)imino][6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,3-difluorophenyl]methyl}-2-phenylacetamide     (221201-92-9), (15.79)     N-methyl-2-(1-{[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxamide     (922514-49-6) (WO 2007014290), (15.80)     N-methyl-2-(1-{[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-[(1R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl]-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxamide     (922514-07-6) (WO 2007014290), (15.81)     N-methyl-2-(1-{[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-[(1S)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl]-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxamide     (922514-48-5) (WO 2007014290), (15.82) pentyl     {6-[({[(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)(phenyl)methylidene]amino}oxy)methyl]pyridin-2-yl}carbamate,     (15.83) phenazine-1-carboxylic acid, (15.84) quinolin-8-ol     (134-31-6) and (15.85) quinolin-8-ol sulfate (2:1) (134-31-6).

According to another object of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling the phytopathogenic fungi of plants, crops or seeds, characterized in that an agronomically effective and substantially non-phytotoxic quantity of a fungicide composition according to the invention is applied as seed treatment, foliar application, stem application, drench or drip application (chemigation) to the seed, the plant or to the fruit of the plant or to soil or to inert substrate (e.g. inorganic substrates like sand, rockwool, glasswool; expanded minerals like perlite, vermiculite, zeolite or expanded clay), Pumice, Pyroclastic materials or stuff, synthetic organic substrates (e.g. polyurethane) organic substrates (e.g. peat, composts, tree waste products like coir, wood fibre or chips, tree bark) or to a liquid substrate (e.g. floating hydroponic systems, Nutrient Film Technique, Aeroponics) wherein the plant is growing or wherein it is desired to grow.

The expression “are applied to the plants to be treated” is understood to mean, for the purposes of the present invention, that the fungicide composition which is the subject of the invention can be applied by means of various methods of treatment such as:

-   -   spraying onto the aerial parts of the said plants a liquid         comprising one of the said compositions,     -   dusting, the incorporation into the soil of granules or powders,         spraying, around the said plants and in the case of trees         injection or daubing,     -   coating or film-coating the seeds of the said plants with the         aid of a plant-protection mixture comprising one of the said         compositions.

The method according to the invention can either be a curing, preventing or eradicating method. In this method, a composition used can be prepared beforehand by mixing the two or more active compounds according to the invention.

According to an alternative of such a method, it is also possible to apply simultaneously, successively or separately compounds (A) and (B) so as to have the conjugated (A)/(B) effects, of distinct compositions each containing one of the two or three active ingredients (A) or (B).

The dose of active compound usually applied in the method of treatment according to the invention is generally and advantageously

-   -   for foliar treatments: from 0.1 to 10,000 g/ha, preferably from         10 to 1,000 g/ha, more preferably from 50 to 300 g/ha; in case         of drench or drip application, the dose can even be reduced,         especially while using inert substrates like rockwool or         perlite;     -   for seed treatment: from 2 to 200 g per 100 kilogram of seed,         preferably from 3 to 150 g per 100 kilogram of seed;     -   for soil treatment: from 0.1 to 10,000 g/ha, preferably from 1         to 5,000 g/ha.

The doses herein indicated are given as illustrative Examples of method according to the invention. A person skilled in the art will know how to adapt the application doses, notably according to the nature of the plant or crop to be treated.

Under specific conditions, for example according to the nature of the phytopathogenic fungus to be treated or controlled, a lower dose can offer adequate protection. Certain climatic conditions, resistance or other factors like the nature of the phytopathogenic fungi or the degree of infestation, for example, of the plants with these fungi, can require higher doses of combined active ingredients. The optimum dose usually depends on several factors, for example on the type of phytopathogenic fungus to be treated, on the type or level of development of the infested plant, on the density of vegetation or alternatively on the method of application.

Without it being limiting, the crop treated with the pesticide composition or combination according to the invention is, for example, grapevine, but this could be cereals, vegetables, lucerne, soybean, market garden crops, turf, wood, tree or horticultural plants.

The method of treatment according to the invention can also be useful to treat propagation material such as tubers or rhizomes, but also seeds, seedlings or seedlings pricking out and plants or plants pricking out. This method of treatment can also be useful to treat roots. The method of treatment according to the invention can also be useful to treat the over-ground parts of the plant such as trunks, stems or stalks, leaves, flowers and fruit of the concerned plant.

Among the plants that can be protected by the method according to the invention, mention can be made of cotton; flax; vine; fruit or vegetable crops such as Rosaceae sp. (for instance pip fruit such as apples and pears, but also stone fruit such as apricots, almonds and peaches), Ribesioidae sp., Juglandaceae sp., Betulaceae sp., Anacardiaceae sp., Fagaceae sp., Moraceae sp., Oleaceae sp., Actimidaceae sp., Lauraceae sp., Musaceae sp. (for instance banana trees and plantins), Rubiaceae sp., Theaceae sp., Sterculiceae sp., Rutaceae sp. (for instance lemons oranges and grapefruit); Solanaceae sp. (for instance tomatoes), Liliaceae sp., Asteraceae sp. (for instance lettuces), Umbelliferae sp., Cruciferae sp., Chenopodiaceae sp., Cucurbitaceae sp., Papilionaceae sp. (for instance peas), Rosaceae sp. (for instance strawberries); major crops such as Graminae sp. (for instance maize, lawn or cereals such as wheat, rice, barley and triticale), Asteraceae sp. (for instance sunflower), Cruciferae sp. (for instance colza), Fabacae sp. (for instance peanuts), Papilionaceae sp. (for instance soybean), Solanaceae sp. (for instance potatoes), Chenopodiaceae sp. (for instance beetroots); horticultural and forest crops; as well as genetically modified homologues of these crops.

The composition according to the invention can also be used against fungal diseases liable to grow on or inside timber. The term “timber” means all types of species of wood and all types of working of this wood intended for construction, for example solid wood, high-density wood, laminated wood and plywood. The method for treating timber according to the invention mainly consists in contacting one or more compounds according to the invention or a composition according to the invention; this includes for example direct application, spraying, dipping, injection or any other suitable means.

Among the diseases of plants or crops that can be controlled by the method according to the invention, mention can be made of:

Powdery mildew diseases such as:

-   -   Blumeria diseases, caused for example by Blumeria graminis;     -   Podosphaera diseases, caused for example by Podosphaera         leucotricha;     -   Sphaerotheca diseases, caused for example by Sphaerotheca         fuliginea;     -   Uncinula diseases, caused for example by Uncinula necator;

Rust diseases such as:

-   -   Gymnosporangium diseases, caused for example by Gymnosporangium         sabinae;     -   Hemileia diseases, caused for example by Hemileia vastatrix;     -   Phakopsora diseases, caused for example by Phakopsora pachyrhizi         or Phakopsora meibomiae;     -   Puccinia diseases, caused for example by Puccinia recondita;     -   Uromyces diseases, caused for example by Uromyces         appendiculatus;

Oomycete diseases such as:

-   -   Bremia diseases, caused for example by Bremia lactucae;     -   Peronospora diseases, caused for example by Peronospora pisi         or P. brassicae;     -   Phytophthora diseases, caused for example by Phytophthora         infestans;     -   Plasmopara diseases, caused for example by Plasmopara viticola;     -   Pseudoperonospora diseases, caused for example by         Pseudoperonospora humuli or Pseudoperonospora cubensis;     -   Pythium diseases, caused for example by Pythium ultimum;

Leafspot, leaf blotch and leaf blight diseases such as:

-   -   Alternaria diseases, caused for example by Alternaria solani;     -   Cercospora diseases, caused for example by Cercospora beticola;     -   Cladiosporum diseases, caused for example by Cladiosporium         cucumerinum;     -   Cochliobolus diseases, caused for example by Cochliobolus         sativus;     -   Colletotrichum diseases, caused for example by Colletotrichum         lindemuthanium;     -   Cycloconium diseases, caused for example by Cycloconium         oleaginum;     -   Diaporthe diseases, caused for example by Diaporthe citri;     -   Elsinoe diseases, caused for example by Elsinoe fawcettii;     -   Gloeosporium diseases, caused for example by Gloeosporium         laeticolor;     -   Glomerella diseases, caused for example by Glomerella cingulata;     -   Guignardia diseases, caused for example by Guignardia bidwelli;     -   Leptosphaeria diseases, caused for example by Leptosphaeria         maculans; Leptosphaeria nodorum;

Magnaporthe diseases, caused for example by Magnaporthe grisea;

-   -   Mycosphaerella diseases, caused for example by Mycosphaerella         graminicola; Mycosphaerella arachidicola; Mycosphaerella         fijiensis;     -   Phaeosphaeria diseases, caused for example by Phaeosphaeria         nodorum;     -   Pyrenophora diseases, caused for example by Pyrenophora teres;     -   Ramularia diseases, caused for example by Ramularia collo-cygni;     -   Rhynchosporium diseases, caused for example by Rhynchosporium         secalis;     -   Septoria diseases, caused for example by Septoria apii or         Septoria lycopercisi;     -   Typhula diseases, caused for example by Typhula incamata;     -   Venturia diseases, caused for example by Venturia inaequalis;

Root and stem diseases such as:

-   -   Corticium diseases, caused for example by Corticium graminearum;     -   Fusarium diseases, caused for example by Fusarium oxysporum;     -   Gaeumannomyces diseases, caused for example by Gaeumannomyces         graminis;     -   Rhizoctonia diseases, caused for example by Rhizoctonia solani;     -   Tapesia diseases, caused for example by Tapesia acuformis;     -   Thielaviopsis diseases, caused for example by Thielaviopsis         basicola;

Ear and panicle diseases such as:

-   -   Alternaria diseases, caused for example by Alternaria spp.;     -   Aspergillus diseases, caused for example by Aspergillus flavus;     -   Cladosporium diseases, caused for example by Cladosporium spp.;     -   Claviceps diseases, caused for example by Claviceps purpurea;     -   Fusarium diseases, caused for example by Fusarium culmorum;     -   Gibberella diseases, caused for example by Gibberella zeae;     -   Monographella diseases, caused for example by Monographella         nivalis;

Smut and bunt diseases such as:

-   -   Sphacelotheca diseases, caused for example by Sphacelotheca         reiliana;     -   Tilletia diseases, caused for example by Tilletia caries;     -   Urocystis diseases, caused for example by Urocystis occulta;     -   Ustilago diseases, caused for example by Ustilago nuda;

Fruit rot and mould diseases such as:

-   -   Aspergillus diseases, caused for example by Aspergillus flavus;     -   Botrytis diseases, caused for example by Botrytis cinerea;     -   Penicillium diseases, caused for example by Penicillium         expansum;     -   Sclerotinia diseases, caused for example by Sclerotinia         sclerotiorum;     -   Verticilium diseases, caused for example by Verticilium         alboatrum;

Seed and soilborne decay, mould, wilt, rot and damping-off diseases:

-   -   Alternaria diseases, caused for example by Alternaria         brassicicola     -   Aphanomyces diseases, caused for example by Aphanomyces         euteiches     -   Ascochyta diseases, caused for example by Ascochyta lentis     -   Aspergillus diseases, caused for example by Aspergillus flavus     -   Cladosporium diseases, caused for example by Cladosporium         herbarum     -   Cochliobolus diseases, caused for example by Cochliobolus         sativus     -   (Conidiaform: Drechslera, Bipolaris Syn: Helminthosporium);     -   Colletotrichum diseases, caused for example by Colletotrichum         coccodes;     -   Fusarium diseases, caused for example by Fusarium culmorum;     -   Gibberella diseases, caused for example by Gibberella zeae;     -   Macrophomina diseases, caused for example by Macrophomina         phaseolina     -   Monographella diseases, caused for example by Monographella         nivalis;     -   Penicillium diseases, caused for example by Penicillium expansum     -   Phoma diseases, caused for example by Phoma lingam     -   Phomopsis diseases, caused for example by Phomopsis sojae;     -   Phytophthora diseases, caused for example by Phytophthora         cactorum;     -   Pyrenophora diseases, caused for example by Pyrenophora graminea     -   Pyricularia diseases, caused for example by Pyricularia oryzae;     -   Pythium diseases, caused for example by Pythium ultimum;     -   Rhizoctonia diseases, caused for example by Rhizoctonia solani;     -   Rhizopus diseases, caused for example by Rhizopus oryzae     -   Sclerotium diseases, caused for example by Sclerotium rolfsii;     -   Septoria diseases, caused for example by Septoria nodorum;     -   Typhula diseases, caused for example by Typhula incarnate;     -   Verticillium diseases, caused for example by Verticillium         dahliae;

Canker, broom and dieback diseases such as:

-   -   Nectria diseases, caused for example by Nectria galligena;

Blight diseases such as:

-   -   Monilinia diseases, caused for example by Monilinia laxa;

Leaf blister or leaf curl diseases such as:

-   -   Taphrina diseases, caused for example by Taphrina deformans;

Decline diseases of wooden plants such as:

-   -   Esca diseases, caused for example by Phaemoniella clamydospora;     -   Eutypa dyeback, caused for example by Eutypa lata;     -   Dutch elm disease, caused for example by Ceratocystsc ulmi;

Diseases of flowers and Seeds such as:

-   -   Botrytis diseases, caused for example by Botrytis cinerea;

Diseases of tubers such as:

-   -   Rhizoctonia diseases, caused for example by Rhizoctonia solani     -   Helminthosporium diseases, caused for example by         Helminthosporium solani.

The method of treatment according to the invention can be used in the treatment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), e.g. plants or seeds. Genetically modified plants (or transgenic plants) are plants in which a heterologous gene has been stably integrated into the genome. The expression “heterologous gene” essentially means a gene which is provided or assembled outside the plant and when introduced in the nuclear, chloroplastic or mitochondrial genome gives the transformed plant new or improved agronomic or other properties by expressing a protein or polypeptide of interest or by downregulating or silencing other gene(s) which are present in the plant (using for example, antisense technology, co suppression technology or RNA interference—RNAi—technology). A heterologous gene that is located in the genome is also called a transgene. A transgene that is defined by its particular location in the plant genome is called a transformation or transgenic event.

Depending on the plant species or plant cultivars, their location and growth conditions (soils, climate, vegetation period, diet), the treatment according to the invention may also result in superadditive (“synergistic”) effects. Thus, for example, reduced application rates and/or a widening of the activity spectrum and/or an increase in the activity of the active compounds and compositions which can be used according to the invention, better plant growth, increased tolerance to high or low temperatures, increased tolerance to drought or to water or soil salt content, increased flowering performance, easier harvesting, accelerated maturation, higher harvest yields, bigger fruits, larger plant height, greener leaf color, earlier flowering, higher quality and/or a higher nutritional value of the harvested products, higher sugar concentration within the fruits, better storage stability and/or processability of the harvested products are possible, which exceed the effects which were actually to be expected.

At certain application rates, the active compound combinations according to the invention may also have a strengthening effect in plants. Accordingly, they are also suitable for mobilizing the defense system of the plant against attack by unwanted phytopathogenic fungi and/or microorganisms and/or viruses. This may, if appropriate, be one of the reasons of the enhanced activity of the combinations according to the invention, for example against fungi. Plant-strengthening (resistance-inducing) substances are to be understood as meaning, in the present context, those substances or combinations of substances which are capable of stimulating the defense system of plants in such a way that, when subsequently inoculated with unwanted phytopathogenic fungi and/or microorganisms and/or viruses, the treated plants display a substantial degree of resistance to these unwanted phytopathogenic fungi and/or microorganisms and/or viruses. In the present case, unwanted phytopathogenic fungi and/or microorganisms and/or viruses are to be understood as meaning phytopathogenic fungi, bacteria and viruses. Thus, the substances according to the invention can be employed for protecting plants against attack by the abovementioned pathogens within a certain period of time after the treatment. The period of time within which protection is effected generally extends from 1 to 10 days, preferably 1 to 7 days, after the treatment of the plants with the active compounds.

Plants and plant cultivars which are preferably to be treated according to the invention include all plants which have genetic material which impart particularly advantageous, useful traits to these plants (whether obtained by breeding and/or biotechnological means).

Plants and plant cultivars which are also preferably to be treated according to the invention are resistant against one or more biotic stresses, i.e. said plants show a better defense against animal and microbial pests, such as against nematodes, insects, mites, phytopathogenic fungi, bacteria, viruses and/or viroids.

Plants and plant cultivars which may also be treated according to the invention are those plants which are resistant to one or more abiotic stresses. Abiotic stress conditions may include, for example, drought, cold temperature exposure, heat exposure, osmotic stress, flooding, increased soil salinity, increased mineral exposure, ozone exposure, high light exposure, limited availability of nitrogen nutrients, limited availability of phosphorus nutrients, shade avoidance.

Plants and plant cultivars which may also be treated according to the invention, are those plants characterized by enhanced yield characteristics. Increased yield in said plants can be the result of, for example, improved plant physiology, growth and development, such as water use efficiency, water retention efficiency, improved nitrogen use, enhanced carbon assimilation, improved photosynthesis, increased germination efficiency and accelerated maturation. Yield can furthermore be affected by improved plant architecture (under stress and non-stress conditions), including but not limited to, early flowering, flowering control for hybrid seed production, seedling vigor, plant size, internode number and distance, root growth, seed size, fruit size, pod size, pod or ear number, seed number per pod or ear, seed mass, enhanced seed filling, reduced seed dispersal, reduced pod dehiscence and lodging resistance. Further yield traits include seed composition, such as carbohydrate content, protein content, oil content and composition, nutritional value, reduction in anti-nutritional compounds, improved processability and better storage stability.

Plants that may be treated according to the invention are hybrid plants that already express the characteristic of heterosis or hybrid vigor which results in generally higher yield, vigor, health and resistance towards biotic and abiotic stress factors. Such plants are typically made by crossing an inbred male-sterile parent line (the female parent) with another inbred male-fertile parent line (the male parent). Hybrid seed is typically harvested from the male sterile plants and sold to growers. Male sterile plants can sometimes (e.g. in corn) be produced by detasseling, i.e. the mechanical removal of the male reproductive organs (or males flowers) but, more typically, male sterility is the result of genetic determinants in the plant genome. In that case, and especially when seed is the desired product to be harvested from the hybrid plants it is typically useful to ensure that male fertility in the hybrid plants is fully restored. This can be accomplished by ensuring that the male parents have appropriate fertility restorer genes which are capable of restoring the male fertility in hybrid plants that contain the genetic determinants responsible for male-sterility. Genetic determinants for male sterility may be located in the cytoplasm. Examples of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) were for instance described in Brassica species (WO 1992/005251, WO 1995/009910, WO 1998/27806, WO 2005/002324, WO 2006/021972 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,229,072). However, genetic determinants for male sterility can also be located in the nuclear genome. Male sterile plants can also be obtained by plant biotechnology methods such as genetic engineering. A particularly useful means of obtaining male-sterile plants is described in WO 1989/10396 in which, for example, a ribonuclease such as barnase is selectively expressed in the tapetum cells in the stamens. Fertility can then be restored by expression in the tapetum cells of a ribonuclease inhibitor such as barstar (e.g. WO 1991/002069).

Plants or plant cultivars (obtained by plant biotechnology methods such as genetic engineering) which may be treated according to the invention are herbicide-tolerant plants, i.e. plants made tolerant to one or more given herbicides. Such plants can be obtained either by genetic transformation, or by selection of plants containing a mutation imparting such herbicide tolerance.

Herbicide-tolerant plants are for example glyphosate-tolerant plants, i.e. plants made tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate or salts thereof. Plants can be made tolerant to glyphosate through different means. For example, glyphosate-tolerant plants can be obtained by transforming the plant with a gene encoding the enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS). Examples of such EPSPS genes are the AroA gene (mutant CT7) of the bacterium Salmonella typhimurium (Comai et al., Science (1983), 221, 370-371), the CP4 gene of the to bacterium Agrobacterium sp. (Barry et al., Curr. Topics Plant Physiol. (1992), 7, 139-145), the genes encoding a Petunia EPSPS (Shah et al., Science (1986), 233, 478-481), a Tomato EPSPS (Gasser et al., J. Biol. Chem. (1988),263, 4280-4289), or an Eleusine EPSPS (WO 2001/66704). It can also be a mutated EPSPS as described in for example EP-A 0837944, WO 2000/066746, WO 2000/066747 or WO 2002/026995. Glyphosate-tolerant plants can also be obtained by expressing a gene that encodes a glyphosate oxido-reductase enzyme as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,776,760 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,463,175. Glyphosate-tolerant plants can also be obtained by expressing a gene that encodes a glyphosate acetyl transferase enzyme as described in for example WO 2002/036782, WO 2003/092360, WO 2005/012515 and WO 2007/024782. Glyphosate-tolerant plants can also be obtained by selecting plants containing naturally-occurring mutations of the above-mentioned genes, as described in for example WO 2001/024615 or WO 2003/013226.

Other herbicide resistant plants are for example plants that are made tolerant to herbicides inhibiting the enzyme glutamine synthase, such as bialaphos, phosphinothricin or glufosinate. Such plants can be obtained by expressing an enzyme detoxifying the herbicide or a mutant glutamine synthase enzyme that is resistant to inhibition. One such efficient detoxifying enzyme is an enzyme encoding a phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (such as the bar or pat protein from Streptomyces species). Plants expressing an exogenous phosphinothricin acetyltransferase are for example described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,561,236; U.S. Pat. No. 5,648,477; U.S. Pat. No. 5,646,024; U.S. Pat. No. 5,273,894; U.S. Pat. No. 5,637,489; U.S. Pat. No. 5,276,268; U.S. Pat. No. 5,739,082; U.S. Pat. No. 5,908,810 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,112,665.

Further herbicide-tolerant plants are also plants that are made tolerant to the herbicides inhibiting the enzyme hydroxyphenylpyruvatedioxygenase (HPPD).

Hydroxyphenylpyruvatedioxygenases are enzymes that catalyze the reaction in which para-hydroxyphenylpyruvate (HPP) is transformed into homogentisate. Plants tolerant to HPPD-inhibitors can be transformed with a gene encoding a naturally-occurring resistant HPPD enzyme, or a gene encoding a mutated HPPD enzyme as described in WO 1996/038567, WO 1999/024585 and WO 1999/024586. Tolerance to HPPD-inhibitors can also be obtained by transforming plants with genes encoding certain enzymes enabling the formation of homogentisate despite the inhibition of the native HPPD enzyme by the HPPD-inhibitor. Such plants and genes are described in WO 1999/034008 and WO 2002/36787. Tolerance of plants to HPPD inhibitors can also be improved by transforming plants with a gene encoding an enzyme prephenate dehydrogenase in addition to a gene encoding an HPPD-tolerant enzyme, as described in WO 2004/024928.

Still further herbicide resistant plants are plants that are made tolerant to acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors. Known ALS-inhibitors include, for example, sulfonylurea, imidazolinone, to triazolopyrimidines, pyrimidinyloxy(thio)benzoates, and/or sulfonylaminocarbonyltriazolinone herbicides. Different mutations in the ALS enzyme (also known as acetohydroxyacid synthase, AHAS) are known to confer tolerance to different herbicides and groups of herbicides, as described for example in Tranel and Wright, Weed Science (2002), 50, 700-712, but also, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,605,011, U.S. Pat. No. 5,378,824, U.S. Pat. No. 5,141,870, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,013,659. The production of sulfonylurea-tolerant plants and imidazolinone-tolerant plants is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,605,011; U.S. Pat. No. 5,013,659; U.S. Pat. No. 5,141,870; U.S. Pat. No. 5,767,361; U.S. Pat. No. 5,731,180; U.S. Pat. No. 5,304,732; U.S. Pat. No. 4,761,373; U.S. Pat. No. 5,331,107; U.S. Pat. No. 5,928,937; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,378,824; and international publication WO 1996/033270. Other imidazolinone-tolerant plants are also described in for example WO 2004/040012, WO 2004/106529, WO 2005/020673, WO 2005/093093, WO 2006/007373, WO 2006/015376, WO 2006/024351, and WO 2006/060634. Further sulfonylurea- and imidazolinone-tolerant plants are also described in for example WO 2007/024782.

Other plants tolerant to imidazolinone and/or sulfonylurea can be obtained by induced mutagenesis, selection in cell cultures in the presence of the herbicide or mutation breeding as described for example for soybeans in U.S. Pat. No. 5,084,082, for rice in WO 1997/41218, for sugar beet in U.S. Pat. No. 5,773,702 and WO 1999/057965, for lettuce in U.S. Pat. No. 5,198,599, or for sunflower in WO 2001/065922.

Plants or plant cultivars (obtained by plant biotechnology methods such as genetic engineering) which may also be treated according to the invention are insect-resistant transgenic plants, i.e. plants made resistant to attack by certain target insects. Such plants can be obtained by genetic transformation, or by selection of plants containing a mutation imparting such insect resistance. An “insect-resistant transgenic plant”, as used herein, includes any plant containing at least one transgene comprising a coding sequence encoding:

-   -   1) an insecticidal crystal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis         or an insecticidal portion thereof, such as the insecticidal         crystal proteins listed by Crickmore et al., Microbiology and         Molecular Biology Reviews (1998), 62, 807-813, updated by         Crickmore et al. (2005) at the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin         nomenclature, online at:         http://www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/Home/Neil_Crickmore/Bt/), or         insecticidal portions thereof, e.g., proteins of the Cry protein         classes Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1F, Cry2Ab, Cry3Aa, or Cry3Bb or         insecticidal portions thereof; or     -   2) a crystal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis or a portion         thereof which is insecticidal in the presence of a second other         crystal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis or a portion         thereof, such as the binary toxin made up of the Cry34 and Cry35         crystal proteins (Moellenbeck et al., Nat. Biotechnol. (2001),         19, 668-72; Schnepf et al., Applied Environm. Microbiol. (2006),         71, 1765-1774); or     -   3) a hybrid insecticidal protein comprising parts of different         insecticidal crystal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis, such         as a hybrid of the proteins of 1) above or a hybrid of the         proteins of 2) above, e.g., the Cry1A.105 protein produced by         corn event MON98034 (WO 2007/027777); or     -   4) a protein of any one of 1) to 3) above wherein some,         particularly 1 to 10, amino acids have been replaced by another         amino acid to obtain a higher insecticidal activity to a target         insect species, and/or to expand the range of target insect         species affected, and/or because of changes introduced into the         encoding DNA during cloning or transformation, such as the         Cry3Bb1 protein in corn events MON863 or MON88017, or the Cry3A         protein in corn event MIR604;     -   5) an insecticidal secreted protein from Bacillus thuringiensis         or Bacillus cereus, or an insecticidal portion thereof, such as         the vegetative insecticidal (VIP) proteins listed at:         http://www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/home/Neil Crickmore/Bt/vip.html,         e.g., proteins from the VIP3Aa protein class; or     -   6) a secreted protein from Bacillus thuringiensis or Bacillus         cereus which is insecticidal in the presence of a second         secreted protein from Bacillus thuringiensis or B. cereus, such         as the binary toxin made up of the VIP1A and VIP2A proteins (WO         1994/21795); or     -   7) a hybrid insecticidal protein comprising parts from different         secreted proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis or Bacillus         cereus, such as a hybrid of the proteins in 1) above or a hybrid         of the proteins in 2) above; or     -   8) a protein of any one of 1) to 3) above wherein some,         particularly 1 to 10, amino acids have been replaced by another         amino acid to obtain a higher insecticidal activity to a target         insect species, and/or to expand the range of target insect         species affected, and/or because of changes introduced into the         encoding DNA during cloning or transformation (while still         encoding an insecticidal protein), such as the VIP3Aa protein in         cotton event COT102.

Of course, an insect-resistant transgenic plant, as used herein, also includes any plant comprising a combination of genes encoding the proteins of any one of the above classes 1 to 8. In one embodiment, an insect-resistant plant contains more than one transgene encoding a protein of any one of the above classes 1 to 8, to expand the range of target insect species affected when using different proteins directed at different target insect species, or to delay insect resistance development to the plants by using different proteins insecticidal to the same target insect species but having a different mode of action, such as binding to different receptor binding sites in the insect.

Plants or plant cultivars (obtained by plant biotechnology methods such as genetic engineering) which may also be treated according to the invention are tolerant to abiotic stresses. Such plants can be obtained by genetic transformation, or by selection of plants containing a mutation imparting such stress resistance. Particularly useful stress tolerance plants include:

-   -   a. plants which contain a transgene capable of reducing the         expression and/or the activity of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase         (PARP) gene in the plant cells or plants as described in WO         2000/004173 or WO2006/045633 or PCT/EP07/004,142.     -   b. plants which contain a stress tolerance enhancing transgene         capable of reducing the expression and/or the activity of the         PARG encoding genes of the plants or plants cells, as described         e.g. in WO 2004/090140.     -   c. plants which contain a stress tolerance enhancing transgene         coding for a plant-functional enzyme of the nicotinamide adenine         dinucleotide salvage synthesis pathway including nicotinamidase,         nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase, nicotinic acid         mononucleotide adenyl transferase, nicotinamide adenine         dinucleotide synthetase or nicotine amide         phosphoribosyltransferase as described e.g. in WO2006/032469 or         WO 2006/133827 or PCT/EP07/002,433.

Plants or plant cultivars (obtained by plant biotechnology methods such as genetic engineering) which may also be treated according to the invention show altered quantity, quality and/or storage-stability of the harvested product and/or altered properties of specific ingredients of the harvested product such as:

-   -   1) transgenic plants which synthesize a modified starch, which         in its physical-chemical characteristics, in particular the         amylose content or the amylose/amylopectin ratio, the degree of         branching, the average chain length, the side chain         distribution, the viscosity behaviour, the gelling strength, the         starch grain size and/or the starch grain morphology, is changed         in comparison with the synthesised starch in wild type plant         cells or plants, so that this is better suited for special         applications. Said transgenic plants synthesizing a modified         starch are disclosed, for example, in EP 0571427, WO         1995/004826, EP 0719338, WO 1996/15248, WO 1996/19581, WO         1996/27674, WO 1997/11188, WO 1997/26362, WO 1997/32985, WO         1997/42328, WO 1997/44472, WO 1997/45545, WO 1998/27212, WO         1998/40503, WO99/58688, WO 1999/58690, WO 1999/58654, WO         2000/008184, WO 2000/008185, WO 2000/008175, WO 2000/28052, WO         2000/77229, WO 2001/12782, WO 2001/12826, WO 2002/101059, WO         2003/071860, WO 2004/056999, WO 2005/030942, WO 2005/030941, WO         2005/095632, WO 2005/095617, WO 2005/095619, WO 2005/095618, WO         2005/123927, WO 2006/018319, WO 2006/103107, WO 2006/108702, WO         2007/009823, WO 2000/22140, WO 2006/063862, WO 2006/072603, WO         2002/034923, EP 06090134.5, EP 06090228.5, EP 06090227.7, EP         07090007.1, EP 07090009.7, WO 2001/14569, WO 2002/79410, WO         2003/33540, WO 2004/078983, WO 2001/19975, WO 1995/26407, WO         1996/34968, WO 1998/20145, WO 1999/12950, WO 1999/66050, WO         1999/53072, U.S. Pat. No. 6,734,341, WO 2000/11192, WO         1998/22604, WO 1998/32326, WO 2001/98509, WO 2001/98509, WO         2005/002359, U.S. Pat. No. 5,824,790, U.S. Pat. No. 6,013,861,         WO 1994/004693, WO 1994/009144, WO 1994/11520, WO 1995/35026, WO         1997/20936.     -   2) transgenic plants which synthesize non starch carbohydrate         polymers or which synthesize non starch carbohydrate polymers         with altered properties in comparison to wild type plants         without genetic modification. Examples are plants producing         polyfructose, especially of the inulin and levan-type, as         disclosed in EP 0663956, WO 1996/001904, WO 1996/021023, WO         1998/039460, and WO 1999/024593, plants producing alpha 1,4         glucans as disclosed in WO 1995/031553, US 2002/031826, U.S.         Pat. No. 6,284,479, U.S. Pat. No. 5,712,107, WO 1997/047806, WO         1997/047807, WO 1997/047808 and WO 2000/014249, plants producing         alpha-1,6 branched alpha-1,4-glucans, as disclosed in WO         2000/73422, plants producing alternan, as disclosed in WO         2000/047727, EP 06077301.7, U.S. Pat. No. 5,908,975 and EP         0728213,     -   3) transgenic plants which produce hyaluronan, as for example         disclosed in WO 2006/032538, WO 2007/039314, WO 2007/039315, WO         2007/039316, JP 2006/304779, and WO 2005/012529.

Plants or plant cultivars (that can be obtained by plant biotechnology methods such as genetic engineering) which may also be treated according to the invention are plants, such as cotton plants, with altered fiber characteristics. Such plants can be obtained by genetic transformation, or by selection of plants contain a mutation imparting such altered fiber characteristics and include:

-   -   a) Plants, such as cotton plants, containing an altered form of         cellulose synthase genes as described in WO 1998/000549     -   b) Plants, such as cotton plants, containing an altered form of         rsw2 or rsw3 homologous nucleic acids as described in         WO2004/053219     -   c) Plants, such as cotton plants, with increased expression of         sucrose phosphate synthase as described in WO 2001/017333     -   d) Plants, such as cotton plants, with increased expression of         sucrose synthase as described in WO02/45485     -   e) Plants, such as cotton plants, wherein the timing of the         plasmodesmatal gating at the basis of the fiber cell is altered,         e.g. through downregulation of fiberselective β 1,3-glucanase as         described in WO2005/017157     -   f) Plants, such as cotton plants, having fibers with altered         reactivity, e.g. through the expression of         N-acteylglucosaminetransferase gene including nodC and         chitinsynthase genes as described in WO2006/136351

Plants or plant cultivars (that can be obtained by plant biotechnology methods such as genetic engineering) which may also be treated according to the invention are plants, such as oilseed rape or related Brassica plants, with altered oil profile characteristics. Such plants can be obtained by genetic transformation or by selection of plants contain a mutation imparting such altered oil characteristics and include:

-   -   a) Plants, such as oilseed rape plants, producing oil having a         high oleic acid content as described e.g. in U.S. Pat. No.         5,969,169, U.S. Pat. No. 5,840,946 or U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,392 or         U.S. Pat. No. 6,063,947     -   b) Plants such as oilseed rape plants, producing oil having a         low linolenic acid content as described in U.S. Pat. No.         6,270,828, U.S. Pat. No. 6,169,190 or U.S. Pat. No. 5,965,755     -   c) Plant such as oilseed rape plants, producing oil having a low         level of saturated fatty acids as described e.g. in U.S. Pat.         No. 5,434,283

Particularly useful transgenic plants which may be treated according to the invention are plants which comprise one or more genes which encode one or more toxins, such as the following which are sold under the trade names YIELD GARD® (for example maize, cotton, soya beans), KnockOut® (for example maize), BiteGard® (for example maize), Bt-Xtra® (for example maize), StarLink® (for example maize), Bollgard® (cotton), Nucotn® (cotton), Nucotn 33B® (cotton), NatureGard® (for example maize), Protecta® and NewLeaf® (potato). Examples of herbicide-tolerant plants which may be mentioned are maize varieties, cotton varieties and soya bean varieties which are sold under the trade names Roundup Ready® (tolerance to glyphosate, for to example maize, cotton, soya bean), Liberty Link® (tolerance to phosphinotricin, for example oilseed rape), IMI® (tolerance to imidazolinones) and STS® (tolerance to sulfonylureas, for example maize). Herbicide-resistant plants (plants bred in a conventional manner for herbicide tolerance) which may be mentioned include the varieties sold under the name Clearfield® (for example maize).

Particularly useful transgenic plants which may be treated according to the invention are plants containing transformation events, or combination of transformation events, that are listed for example in the databases from various national or regional regulatory agencies (see for example http://gmoinfo.jrc.it/gmp browse.aspx and http://www.agbios.com/dbase.php).

The compounds according to the invention can also be used for the preparation of composition useful to curatively or preventively treat human or animal fungal diseases such as, for example, mycoses, dermatoses, trichophyton diseases and candidiases or diseases caused by Aspergillus spp., for example Aspergillus fumigatus.

The various aspects of the invention will now be illustrated with reference to the following table 1 of compound examples and the following preparation or efficacy examples.

The following table 1 illustrates in a non limiting manner examples of compounds according to the invention.

In table 1, M+H (Apcl+) means the molecular ion peak plus 1a.m.u. (atomic mass unit) as observed in mass spectroscopy via positive atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation.

In table 1, we use the following abbreviations for specified claimed elements “A” of the generic structure (I) of the invention:

A² A¹⁶

In all cases of table 1 with A = A¹⁶ Z³ and Z⁴ don't exist and are empty

TABLE 1 Mass Ex. Q T L1 An Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 logP (M + H) 1 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 4.64 353 2 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.67 349 4 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 5 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 6 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 7 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 8 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 9 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 10 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 11 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 12 phenyl cyano CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 13 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H 14 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H 15 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 16 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 17 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 18 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 benzoylamino H 19 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 (phenylacetyl)amino H 20 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H 21 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H 22 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H 23 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 24 phenyl cyano CH2 A16 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 25 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 amino H H H 1.32 286 26 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 4.20 386 27 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.69 400 28 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.48 382 29 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 30 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 31 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 32 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 33 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 34 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 35 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 36 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 37 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H 4.16 448 ylcarbonyl)amino 38 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [difluoro(phenoxy)acetyl]amino H H H 4.41 456 39 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [(4-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]amino H H H 3.69 434 40 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 (3-fluorobenzoyl)amino H H H 3.94 408 41 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 (3-phenylpropyl)amino H H H 2.60 404 42 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-en-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.94 384 43 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 (2-thienylcarbonyl)amino H H H 3.67 396 44 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 (2-cyclohexylethyl)amino H H H 3.04 396 45 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [(but-2-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.67 382 46 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A2 [(hexyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 5.14 414 47 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H 48 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H 49 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 50 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 51 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 52 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 benzoylamino H 53 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 (phenylacetyl)amino H 54 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H 55 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H 56 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H 57 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 58 phenyl methoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 59 phenyl ethoxycarbonyl CH2 A16 (2,2-dimethylpropanoyl)amino H 60 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 amino H H H 0.65 285 61 4-benzyloxy methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 amino H H H 1.17 391 phenyl 62 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 2.88 385 63 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 64 4-Benzyloxy methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 2.65 505 phenyl 65 4-Phenoxy methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 2.64 491 phenyl 66 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.48 399 67 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 68 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 69 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 70 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 71 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 72 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 73 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 74 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 75 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H 3.06 447 ylcarbonyl)amino 76 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [difluoro(phenoxy)acetyl]amino H H H 3.35 455 77 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(4-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]amino H H H 2.66 433 78 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (3-fluorobenzoyl)amino H H H 2.84 407 79 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (3-phenylpropyl)amino H H H 1.94 403 80 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-en-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 2.77 383 81 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (2-thienylcarbonyl)amino H H H 2.57 395 82 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (2-cyclohexylethyl)amino H H H 2.23 395 83 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-2-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 2.59 381 84 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hexyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.48 413 85 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H 86 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H 87 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 88 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 89 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 90 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 benzoylamino H 91 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (phenylacetyl)amino H 92 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H 93 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H 94 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H 95 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 96 phenyl methylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 97 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 amino H H H 1.10 299 98 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 3.37 399 99 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.96 413 100 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 1.83 395 101 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.07 409 102 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 103 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 104 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 105 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 106 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 107 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 108 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 109 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H 3.42 461 ylcarbonyl)amino 110 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [difluoro(phenoxy)acetyl]amino H H H 3.73 469 111 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (2-phenoxypropanoyl)amino H H H 3.50 447 112 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(4-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]amino H H H 3.00 447 113 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (3-fluorobenzoyl)amino H H H 3.23 421 114 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 (4-chlorobenzoyl)amino H H H 3.57 437 115 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenoxyethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.48 463 116 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-en-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.19 397 117 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(4-methoxy H H H 3.25 449 phenyloxy)carbonyl]amino 118 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H 119 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H 120 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 2.84 121 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 2.84 415 122 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 3.06 429 123 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 benzoylamino H 124 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (phenylacetyl)amino H 125 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H 126 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H 127 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H 128 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 129 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H 3.15 467 ylcarbonyl)amino 130 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (2-phenoxypropanoyl)amino H 3.21 453 131 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(4-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]amino H 2.88 453 132 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (4-chlorobenzoyl)amino H 3.41 443 133 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(2-phenoxyethoxy)carbonyl]amino H 3.27 469 134 phenyl dimethylcarbamoyl CH2 A16 (4-methoxybenzoyl)amino H 2.84 439 135 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.31 423 136 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (2-phenoxypropanoyl)amino H H H 3.78 461 137 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(4-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]amino H H H 3.23 461 138 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.35 437 139 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H 3.69 475 ylcarbonyl)amino 140 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (4-chlorobenzoyl)amino H H H 3.85 451 141 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenoxyethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.76 477 142 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(tert-butyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.72 413 143 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.04 409 144 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 amino H 1.34 319 145 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 3.09 429 146 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 (2-phenoxypropanoyl)amino H 3.48 467 147 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(4-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]amino H 3.09 467 148 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 3.29 443 149 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H 3.39 481 ylcarbonyl)amino 150 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 (4-chlorobenzoyl)amino H 3.69 457 151 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(2-phenoxyethoxy)carbonyl]amino H 3.48 483 152 phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 2.80 415 153 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 154 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 155 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 156 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 157 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 158 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 159 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 160 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 161 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 162 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 163 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 164 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 165 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H 166 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H 167 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 168 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 169 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 170 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 benzoylamino H 171 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 (phenylacetyl)amino H 172 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H 173 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H 174 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H 175 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 176 phenyl methoxycarbamoyl CH2 A16 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 177 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 178 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 179 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 180 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 181 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 182 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 183 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 184 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 185 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 186 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 187 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 188 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 189 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H 190 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H 191 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 192 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 193 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 194 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 benzoylamino H 195 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 (phenylacetyl)amino H 196 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H 197 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H 198 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H 199 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 200 phenyl methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 201 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(tert-butyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 2.38 429 202 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.71 453 203 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H 3.83 491 ylcarbonyl)amino 204 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (4-chlorobenzoyl)amino H H H 4.01 467 205 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (2-phenoxypropanoyl)amino H H H 3.94 477 206 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(4-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]amino H H H 3.37 477 207 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenoxyethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.89 493 208 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 amino H 1.35 335 209 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(2-phenoxyethoxy)carbonyl]amino H 3.62 499 210 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(4-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]amino H 3.23 483 211 phenyl ethoxy(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A16 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 3.44 459 212 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 213 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 214 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 215 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 216 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 217 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 218 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 219 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 220 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 221 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 222 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 223 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 224 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H 225 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H 226 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 227 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 228 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H 229 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 benzoylamino H 230 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 (phenylacetyl)amino H 231 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H 232 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H 233 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H 234 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 235 phenyl (2,2-dimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A16 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H ylcarbonyl)amino 236 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 237 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 238 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 239 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 240 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 241 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 242 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 243 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 244 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 245 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 246 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 247 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 248 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 249 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 250 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 251 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 252 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 253 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 254 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 255 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 256 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 257 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 258 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 259 phenyl (trimethylhydrazino)carbonyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 260 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 261 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 262 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 263 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 264 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 265 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 266 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 267 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 268 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 269 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 270 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 271 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 272 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 273 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 274 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 275 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 276 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 277 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 278 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 279 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 280 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 281 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 282 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 283 phenyl cyanocarbamoyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 284 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 285 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 286 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 287 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 288 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 289 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 290 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 291 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 292 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 293 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 294 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 295 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 296 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino H H H 297 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pentyloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 298 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 299 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(pent-4-yn-2-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 300 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(hex-5-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 301 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 benzoylamino H H H 302 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenylacetyl)amino H H H 303 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (phenoxyacetyl)amino H H H 304 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(2-phenylethoxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 305 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 [(cyclohexyloxy)acetyl]amino H H H 306 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 307 phenyl cyano(methyl)carbamoyl CH2 A2 (2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2- H H H ylcarbonyl)amino 308 phenyl imino(1-methylhydrazino)methyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 1.77 395 309 phenyl imino(methylsulfanyl)methyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 3.02 397 310 phenyl carbamothioyl CH2 A2 [(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)carbonyl]amino H H H 2.75 383

The following examples illustrate in a non-limiting manner the preparation and efficacy of the compounds of formula (I) according to the invention.

PREPARATION EXAMPLE 1 but-3-yn-1-yl{6-[({[cyano(phenyl)methylene]amino}oxy)methyl]pyridin-2-yl}carbamate (compound 3)

Step 1: Preparation of the Sodium Salt of α-(Hydroxyimino)(Phenyl)Acetonitrile

To a suspension of 3.3 g (83 mmol) of sodium hydroxyde in 50 ml of ethanol are added 9.7 g (83 mmol) of phenylacetonitrile. The reaction mixture is stirred until complete dissolution of the solid. While maintaining the temperature below 15° C., a solution of 11.7 g (100 mmol) of isopentyl nitrite in 10 ml of ethanol is then slowly added. The reaction mixture is further stirred at ambient temperature for 2 hrs. The reaction mixture is diluted by 100 ml of diethylether. The obtained solid is filtered, washed by diethylether and dried to yield 7.89 g (56% yield) of pure sodium salt of α-(hydroxyimino)(phenyl)-acetonitrile as a white solid. Melting point (mp): >200° C.

Step 2: preparation of but-3-yn-1-yl {6-[({[(Z)-cyano(phenyl)methylene]amino}oxy)methyl]-pyridin-2-yl}carbamate

To a suspension of 1.05 g (6.25 mmol) of the sodium salt of α-(hydroxyimino)-(phenyl)acetonitrile in 25 ml of acetonitrile are successively added 104 mg (0.625 mmol) of potassium iodide and 1.49 g (6.25 mmol) of but-3-yn-1-yl [6-(chloromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]carbamate dissolved in 2.5 ml of N,N-dimethyl-formamide. The reaction mixture is stirred at ambient temperature for 16 hrs. The solvents are removed under vacuum and 100 ml of ethyl acetate are added. The organic layer is washed by brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and the residue obtained after concentration is crystallized upon diisopropylether to yield 2.21 g (99% yield) of one single isomer of but-3-yn-1-yl {6-[({[(Z)-cyano-(phenyl)methylene]amino}-oxy)methyl]pyridin-2-yl}carbamate as a white solid (M+H=349). mp: 76° C.

PREPARATION EXAMPLE 2 pentyl {6-[({[(2-(methylamino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethylidene]amino}oxy)-methyl]pyridin-2-yl}carbamate (compound 63)

Step 1: preparation of 2-{[(6-aminopyridin-2-yl)methoxy]imino}-N-methyl-2-phenylacetamide

A homogeneous mixture of 461 mg (2.83 mmol) of N-methyl-2-oxo-2-phenylacetamide, 328 mg (2.36 mmol) of 6-[(aminooxy)methyl]pyridin-2-amine and 493 mg (2.6 mmol) of 4-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate in 5 ml of isopropanol is heated at 160° C. for 1 hr in a microwave apparatus. The crude mixture is then cooled to ambient temperature and extracted by dichloromethane. The organic layer is washed by a solution of sodium carbonate, filtered over celite and concentrated. Column chromato-graphy (gradient dichloromethane/methanol) yielded 479 mg (71% yield) of a 68/32 Z/E mixture of 2-{[(6-aminopyridin-2-yl)methoxy]imino}-N-methyl-2-phenylacetamide as a yellow oil (M+H=285).

Step 2: preparation of pentyl {6-[({[(2-(methylamino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethylidene]amino}oxy)-methyl]-pyridin-2-yl}-carbamate

To a mixture of 112 mg (0.71 mmol) of N-pentyl chloroformate and 60 mg (0.77 mmol) of pyridine in 5 ml of 1,4-dioxane, are added 168 mg of a 68/32 Z/E mixture of 2-{[(6-aminopyridin-2-yl)methoxy]imino}-N-methyl-2-phenylacetamide. The reaction mixture is stirred at ambient temperature for 16 hrs. The solvent is removed under vacuum and the crude is purified by column chromatography (gradient heptane/ethyl acetate) to yield 221 mg (93% yield) of a 69/31 Z/E mixture of pentyl {6-[({[(2-(methylamino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethylidene]amino}oxy)methyl]-pyridin-2-yl}-carbamate as an oil (M+H=399).

EXAMPLE A Phytophthora Test (Tomato)/Preventive

Solvent: 49 parts by weight of N,N-dimethylformamide

Emulsifier: 1 part by weight of Alkylarylpolyglycolether

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is mixed with the stated amounts of solvent and emulsifier, and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.

To test for preventive activity, young plants are sprayed with the preparation of active compound at the stated rate of application. One day after this treatment, the plants are inoculated with an aqueous spore suspension of Phytophthora infestans. The plants remain for one day in an incubation cabinet at approximately 22° C. and a relative atmospheric humidity of 100%. Then the plants are placed in an incubation cabinet at approximately 20° C. and a relative atmospheric humidity of 96%.

The test is evaluated 7 days after the inoculation. 0% means an efficacy which corresponds to that of the untreated control, while an efficacy of 100% means that no disease is observed. In this test the following compounds from table A according to the invention showed efficacy of 70% or even higher at a concentration of 500 ppm of active ingredient.

TABLE A Example Efficacy 75 85 98 85 99 95 100 70 101 95 109 98 110 70 111 92 112 100 129 92 130 100 

The invention claimed is:
 1. A compound of formula (I):

Wherein T is selected in the list consisting of: a cyano group, a group of formula T^(a)

wherein X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a NR^(a) group; in which R^(a) represents a hydrogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an amino group, substituted or non- substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted arylsulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted benzyl, substituted or non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or non-substituted benzylamino, substituted or non-substituted phenylamino, substituted or non-substituted aryl, or substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyl; W represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an amino group, a cyanoamino group, a sulfanyl group, hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)cyanoamino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-amino group, substituted or non-substituted 1-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 1,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈)-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-allcylsulfinyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted arylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted arylsulfinyl, substituted or non-substituted arylsulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfinyl, substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted benzylamino, substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or non-substituted phenylamino, substituted or non-substituted aryl, or substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyl; a group of formula T^(b)

wherein R^(b) independently represents a substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl; a group of formula T^(c)

wherein R^(c) independently represents a substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl; isonitrile group, L¹ represents a direct bond or a divalent group consisting of —(CR¹R²)₁,— wherein n represents 1, 2, 3 or 4; R¹ and R² independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-cycloallcyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, or substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, A is selected in the list consisting of A², A¹⁶, and A¹⁸:

wherein Z¹, Z², Z³, and Z⁴ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an isonitrile group, an amino group, a cyanoamino group, a sulfanyl group, a formyl group, a substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)cyanoamino group, a formyloxy group, a formylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a N-hydroxycarbamoyl group, a pentafluoro-λ⁶-sulfanyl group, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted 1-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 1,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, a substituted or non-substituted (hydroxyimino)-C₁-C₆-alkyl group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl)-amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-cycloalkoxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkynyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-alkanimidoyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-halogenoalkanimidoyl having 1 to 5halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C ₁-C₈ -alkylcarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonylamino having 1to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-halogenocycloalkylcarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted aryloxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyloxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylearbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted di -(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl)carbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms , substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted N -(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoy)amino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(di-C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(di-C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoyl)amino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylaminocarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted di -(C₁-C_(r)alkyl)aminocarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylearbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N -(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxyearbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈ alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxyearbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxythiocarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylthioylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl-carbamothioyloxyl, substituted or non-substituted substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-carbamothioyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C_(g)-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfinyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkysulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl) sulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₂-C₈-allcynyloxyimMo)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (benzyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted benzylamino, substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or non-substituted phenylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted phenylamino, substituted or non-substituted aryl, substituted or non-substituted arylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted heterocyclylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted aryl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfinylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxysulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoxysulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkenylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkynylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted (benzylideneamino)oxy , substituted or non-substituted aryl-cyclopropylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-cycloalkenylearbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₈-C₁₂-fused bicycloalkylcarbonylamino, or substituted or non-substituted C₅-C₁₂-fused bicycloalkenylcarbonylamino; Q is selected in the list consisting of Q¹ :

wherein Y¹ to Y⁵ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an isonitrile group, an amino group, a sulfanyl group, a formyl group, a formyloxy group, a formylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a N-hydroxycarbamoyl group, a pentafluoro-λ⁶-sulfanyl group, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted 1-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 1 ,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted (hydroxyimino)-C₁-C₆-alkyl group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted di -(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-alkanimidoyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-halogenoalkanimidoyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈ -alkylcarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl)carbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms , substituted or non-substituted N -(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-(C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl) -(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbamoyl)amino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-[di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl]amino, substituted or non-substituted N -(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-[di-(C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl)carbamoyl]amino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylaminocarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted di -(C₁-C_(r)alkylamino)carbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N -(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C ₈ -alkylthioylamino , substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylthioylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl-carbamothioyloxy, substituted or non-substituted substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-carbamothioyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfinyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkysulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)sulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkynyloxyimino) -C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (benzyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted benzylamino, substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or non-substituted phenylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted phenylamino, substituted or non-substituted aryl, substituted or non-substituted aryl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl) -silyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfinylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfinylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxysulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoxysulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkenylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkynylideneamino)oxy, or substituted or non-substituted (benzylideneamino)oxy; provided that when A is A² and T is a cyano group, Z¹ is not hydrogen; as well as salts, N-oxides, metallic complexes and metalloidic complexes thereof or (E) and (Z) isomers and mixtures thereof.
 2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein T represents a cyano group or a group of formula T^(a).
 3. A compound according to claim 1 wherein X represents an oxygen atom.
 4. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R^(a) represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl.
 5. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R^(a) independently represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group.
 6. A compound according to claim 1 wherein W represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an amino group, a cyanoamino group, a sulfanyl group, a hydrazino group, a substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)cyanoamino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted 1-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 1,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted 2,2-di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted tri -(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl.
 7. A compound according to claim 6 wherein W represents a hydroxy group, an amino group, a hydrazino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl.
 8. A compound according to claim 6 wherein W represents a hydroxy group, an amino group, a hydrazino group, methylamino, ethylamino, dimethylamino, ethylmethylamino or methoxy.
 9. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R^(b) represents methyl or ethyl.
 10. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R^(c) represents methyl or ethyl.
 11. A compound according to claim 1 wherein L¹ represents a direct bond or a divalent group consisting of —(CR¹R²)—wherein n represents 1 or 2 ; R¹ and R² independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms.
 12. A compound according to claim 1 wherein L¹ represents a direct bond or a divalent group consisting of —(CR¹ R²)—, wherein R¹ and R² are independently selected in the list consisting of hydrogen, halogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, allyl, ethynyl, propargyl, cyclopropyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy and cyano.
 13. A compound according to claim 1 wherein Z¹ represents independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, an amino group, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-cycloalkoxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkynyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted aryloxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyloxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxythiocarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (arylcarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (heterocyclylcarbonyl)-amino, substituted or non-substituted arylcyclopropylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkenylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₅-C₁₂-fused bicycloalkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₅-C₁₂-fused bicycloalkenylcarbonylamino.
 14. A compound according to claim 1 wherein Z¹ represents an amino group, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxycarbonypamino, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkynyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted (arylcarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (heterocyclylcarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted aryl-cyclopropylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkenylearbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynylcarbonylamino.
 15. A compound according to claim 1 wherein Z¹ represents an amino group, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted (C₄-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₄-C₈-alkenyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (C₄-C₈-alkynyloxycarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted C₄-C₈-alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted (arylcarbonyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted (heterocyclylcarbonyl)amino.
 16. A compound according to claim 1 wherein Z² to Z⁴ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or non-substituted aryl, substituted or non-substituted aryl-C₁-C₈-alkyl.
 17. A compound according to claim 1 wherein Z² to Z⁴ are independently selected in the list consisting of hydrogen, halogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, terbutyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, allyl, ethynyl, propargyl, cyclopropyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, acetyl, and cyano.
 18. A compound according to any one of claim 1 wherein Y¹ to Y⁵ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an amino group, a sulfanyl group, a pentafluoroλ⁶-sulfanyl group, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)silyl-C₃-C₇-cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈ alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₂-C₈-halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C₃-C₈-halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C_(g)-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-alkanimidoyl, substituted or non-substituted N -(C₁-C₈-alkoxy)-C₁-C₈-halogenoallcanimidoyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylcarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)hydroxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylcarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted di-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)carbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyphydroxycarbamothioyll, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-C₁-C₈-alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfanyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-alkyl -sulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted C₁-C₈-halogenoalkylsulfonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted (C₁-C₈-alkoxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₂-C₈-alkenyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C₃-C₈-alkynyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (benzyloxyimino)-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or non-substituted phenylsulfanyl, substituted or non-substituted aryl, substituted or non-substituted aryl-C₁-C₈-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyloxy, substituted or non-substituted tri-(C₁-C₈-alkyl)-silyl.
 19. A compound according to claim 1 wherein Y¹ to Y⁵ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, methyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, tertbutyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, allyl, ethynyl, propargyl, cyclopropyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy and cyano.
 20. A fungicide composition comprising, as an active ingredient, an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 and an agriculturally acceptable support, carrier or filler.
 21. A method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi of plants, crops or seeds, comprising applying an agronomically effective and substantially non-phytotoxic quantity of a compound according to claim 1 to the soil where plants grow or are capable of growing, to the leaves and/or the fruit of plants or to the seeds of plants.
 22. A method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi of plants, crops or seeds, comprising applying an agronomically effective and substantially non-phytotoxic quantity of a fungicide composition according to claim 20 to the soil where plants grow or are capable of growing, to the leaves and/or the fruit of plants or to the seeds of plants. 